[Kamailio-Users] OpenSER without MYSQL

[Daniel-Constantin Mierla]

On 13.08.2009 15:54 Uhr, Olle E. Johansson wrote:
>
> 13 aug 2009 kl. 15.45 skrev Alex Balashov:
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>> Ratheendran R wrote:
>>
>>> I want to port openSER on an embedded board,I need configure the 
>>> openser without MySQL due to space constraint.
>>> So can you let me know whether this is possible also can you give 
>>> any reference document on how to port on ARM 9 based boad.
>>
>> I don't know that this is really a good idea.  While OpenSER is a 
>> relatively "low-level" component of VoIP infrastructure, it is 
>> heavily bound up in the higher layers of abstraction, including the 
>> point at which high-level application delivery happens.  It's 
>> designed to run on real servers - at least, to achieve any real 
>> scalability.  This isn't the same as PBX appliances.
>
> In some cases, it's a really good idea ;-)
>
> Some of the WRTG distros already use one version of SER in their 
> systems as an ALG, application level gateway.
>
> And yes, MySQL is not a requirement at all. It's just a matter of what 
> you want to do. Check the documentation - we have a lot of it - and 
> you will even find drivers for text-based configurations. Daniel can 
> comment on the state of these, I'm sure.
>
db_text module (in 1.5 or later, named dbtext previously) should be 
pretty stable, I am not aware of misbehaviors. However, I haven't tested 
with heavy data, e.g., storing presence documents, but for auth, 
location, a.s.o. it has been used a lot.

Cheers,
Daniel