dbslayer

Databases using JSON as storage/transport format

How many database systems there are that use JSON for storage or transport? I know of: CouchDB MongoDB DBSlayer I remember I saw yet another vendor in a SO user's profile. That systems was using what they called binary JSON, but I can't remember the name of the product. Lately, it appears that more and more DB projects are looking t...

MySQL 1064 error, works in command line and phpMyAdmin; not in app

Here is my query: select * from (select *, 3956 * 2 * ASIN(SQRT(POWER(SIN(RADIANS(45.5200077 - lat)/ 2), 2) + COS(RADIANS(45.5200077)) * COS(RADIANS(lat)) * POWER(SIN(RADIANS(-122.6942014 - lng)/2),2))) AS distance from stops order by distance, route asc) as p group by route, dir order by distance asc limit 10...

DBSlayer - what does it actually do?

I recently stumbled across DBslayer (http://code.nytimes.com/projects/dbslayer/wiki/WhyUseIt) and wondered what is the actual benefit of using it as an interface to mysql. As far as I understand, it runs as some kind of proxy for mysql and offers a HTTP / JSON interface. So? Why should I use this setup instead of connecting directly to...

Problem with truncation of floating point values in DBSlayer.

When I run a query through DBslayer http://code.nytimes.com/projects/dbslayer the floating point results are truncated to a total of six digits (plus decimal point and negative sign when needed). { ... "lat":52.2228,"lng":-2.19906, ... } When I run the same query in MySQL, the results are as expected. | 52.22280884 | -2.19906425 ...