[gentoo-user] Database only server

2010-01-12 Thread Laurent Kappler
Hi, I'm looking for some information about the configuration for a server used only for a huge database. I guess dépendanding on which database server used Mysql or Berkley the hardware should not be same. Or is it all about having a lot of RAM ? Could I do that using only Mysql or is it

Re: [gentoo-user] Database only server

2010-01-12 Thread Neil Walker
Laurent Kappler wrote: I'm looking for some information about the configuration for a server used only for a huge database. I guess dépendanding on which database server used Mysql or Berkley the hardware should not be same. Or is it all about having a lot of RAM ? I think you will find it's

Re: [gentoo-user] Database only server

2010-01-12 Thread Albert W. Hopkins
On Tue, 2010-01-12 at 15:15 +0100, Laurent Kappler wrote: Hi, I'm looking for some information about the configuration for a server used only for a huge database. I guess dépendanding on which database server used Mysql or Berkley the hardware should not be same. Or is it all about

Re: [gentoo-user] Database only server

2010-01-12 Thread Laurent Kappler
Albert W. Hopkins a écrit : On Tue, 2010-01-12 at 15:15 +0100, Laurent Kappler wrote: Hi, I'm looking for some information about the configuration for a server used only for a huge database. I guess dépendanding on which database server used Mysql or Berkley the hardware should not be

Re: [gentoo-user] Database only server

2010-01-12 Thread Laurent Kappler
Laurent Kappler a écrit : Albert W. Hopkins a écrit : On Tue, 2010-01-12 at 15:15 +0100, Laurent Kappler wrote: Hi, I'm looking for some information about the configuration for a server used only for a huge database. I guess dépendanding on which database server used Mysql or Berkley the

Re: [gentoo-user] Database only server

2010-01-12 Thread Neil Walker
Laurent Kappler wrote: But there might be from 5 to a 100 e-commerce application with like between 20 and 5000 products...so it can be small but it can looks huge to me :) So, what you are talking about is a really tiny database. Hmm. You could run that pretty well using a straight text file

Re: [gentoo-user] Database only server

2010-01-12 Thread Laurent Kappler
Neil Walker a écrit : Laurent Kappler wrote: But there might be from 5 to a 100 e-commerce application with like between 20 and 5000 products...so it can be small but it can looks huge to me :) So, what you are talking about is a really tiny database. Hmm. You could run that pretty