digikam and support of postgresql database

[Gilles Caulier]

See this entry in bugzilla :

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=127321

Gilles Caulier

2017-04-14 18:04 GMT+02:00 Mica Semrick <mica at silentumbrella.com>:

> There is already mysql support. I'd prefer posgres to mysql/mariadb any
> day, but the option to have a database that can handle a huge collection is
> already included.
>
> -m
>
>
> On April 14, 2017 8:11:34 AM PDT, philolilou <philolilou at free.fr> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> i use often Digikam, and i thought having a support of postgresql would
>> be great.
>>
>> Postgresql is a great database, highly flexible, powerful and with
>> plugins like postgis (real spatial plugin), with possibility to use
>> triggers on events, personnalized data structures, and much more.
>>
>> The possibilities are bigger than using a simple database like sqlite,
>> and i think it could help much for improve Digikam.
>>
>> As example, the postgis plugin could help to create a function of
>> research pictures taken within a determined range, based on gps coordinates.
>>
>> Another example could be in a networked environnement, pictures could be
>> stored on a computer, but database could be accessed from another pc by
>> another user who work with the first one by using digikam (collaborative
>> work)
>>
>> Including support of Postgresql could improve functionnalities of Digikam.
>>
>> This could help too to make it more popular, and more accessible.
>>
>> Thanks for reading.
>>
>>
>> Philolilou
>>
>>
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