Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 20:58:28 +0100 From: Damian Hamill <damian@cablenet.net> To: "Tom T. Thai" <tomthai@future.net> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Databases Message-ID: <34300864.4487EB71@cablenet.net> References: <Pine.NEB.3.96.970929122350.17003B-100000@dream.future.net>
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Tom T. Thai wrote: > > On Mon, 29 Sep 1997, Mark Segal wrote: > > > Tom T. Thai wrote: > > > > I need to set up a database, for some of our clients (i'm getting sick > > > > of all the *.dat floating around, not to mention increasing traffic) I > > > > Was wondering which free database you guys/gals would recomend :). > > > > > > msql, mysql, postgress > > Maybe i should elobrate.. what are the differences, benefits. For > > example, i heard a rumor, that mysql doesn't allow more than one > > connection at a time it just puts it in a FIFO queue. true?.. i need > > some more background to help me make an educated decision. > > I've only worked with msql.. so I couldn't make a very good comparison for > you :< I used to use msql (1.16) but recently switched to mysql for various reasons. It is just as stable for me as msql was and has many more features as well as being a big performance improvement. So at the moment mysql is the best thing available. ODBC connectivity is a massive plus. I've got a client developing a website using mysql/php and a delphi application to maintain the database. Further the company behind it have a couple of guys working on it so development is rapid. I think David Hughes (msql) has other things to do now so msql MAY not be developed anymore, I haven't heard much from the msql mailing list recently anyway. regards damian -- * Damian Hamill M.D. damian@cablenet.net * CableNet & The Landscape Channel * http://www.cablenet.net/ http://www.landscapetv.com/
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