Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 09:35:21 +0800 (HKT) From: John Beukema <john@littlewoodshk.com> To: me@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: tim@futuresouth.com, isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: MySql Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.91.980731093233.22695A-100000@packfish.gateway.net.hk> In-Reply-To: <199807300605.IAA26005@fourier.int.consol.de>
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On Thu, 30 Jul 1998, Michael Elbel wrote: > In lists.freebsd.isp you write: > > >Is anybody running MySql in a production environment? What are your > >opinions regarding performance and stability? Since MySql is based on > >kernel threads and there seems to be known problems with that on FreeBSD > >I am concerned about its stability. > > As you've noted yourself, it uses mit pthreads. I've not had any stability > problems so far. > > We're using it very successfully in a couple of environments. For our > data set sizes (not exceeding 10.000 entries per table) it is fast, stable > and convenient. We're using it for things like managing a couple thousand > users for a client, online booking, etc. Often frontended to the Web > via Apache / PHP / heitml. > > I'd recommend to simply try it out. > > >FreeBSD really needs a decent commercial DBMS. Try Ctree -- it compiles under FreeBSD with a few changes to the locking module, is small, fast and solid. John Beukema > > For things that mysql doens't do like views, yes. For many uses, something > like Oracle or Informix simply is too fat IMO. > > Michael > -- > \|/ > -O- Michael Elbel, ConSol* GmbH, - me@consol.de - 089 / 45841-128 > /|\ Fermentation fault (coors dumped) > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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