Michael,

Some popular linux databases are postgresql and mysql.  A spreadsheet is a
data base that is a flat table.  All of the data is stored in rows and
columns and usually has a very strong set of mathmateical macro's and
functions for manipulating the data within the spreadsheet.

A database is more or less a set of tables that are linked by some sort of
a key.  For a website you will want to use a database to store data since
it is built specifically to handle the storage of data.  To manipulate it
later, you may want to use a spreadsheet to handle any analysis of the
data.

Good luck on the project.

-Scott

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On Mon, 12 Apr 2004, Michael Havens wrote:

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> >From what people O know have told me the website I want to start will require
> a database. Well, I've played with Microsoft Excell and it seemed to just be
> a spreadsheet. Is a true database more than just a spreadsheet? Please, what
> linux program is a database if it is not merely a spreadsheet? Also if
> someone could tell me how they differ that would be grand.
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