postgreSQL is a pretty nice, opensource alternative to mysql if you need a
more feature-rich db backend.
I use mysql, I use microsoft sql. At least in my opinion, both have their
place, depending on what it is you're up to. I've gotta say though, for 99%
of what I do, mysql handles my needs perfectly. 'Course, I'm doing mostly
insert, delete, update, select... nothing too complicated. I'll be very
happy when the next version comes out that can do subqueries, though.
-- jon
-----Original Message-----
From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 4:50 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: WOT: MySQL in the Enterprise
Paris Lundis wrote:
>
> As far as I am concerned Oracle is a big hunk of overpriced (read too
> dam* expensive) crud... sure if you are a bank or some other oversized
> monstrosity it is for you... all 5% of the total businesses if even
> that...
The only reasonable number that I can think of to relate the price of a
database to is the price of all the data it contains. Since for most
corporations it would mean going out of business if they loose their
data, paying something like that is an easy choice.
> Anyway... MySQL is just marvelous from here... fast, small, easy to
> manage... great cost - even if you are paying / licensing for real...
If it has the features you are looking for it is probably the best choice.
Personally, I can not imagine a single case where I would want a
relational database without for instance full referential integrity. If
it really is not that important to maintain the relations between your
data, why store it in a relational database at all?
Jochem
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