Plus a huge number of open source projects use MySQL as the backend -- add up all the php-nuke installs for example. So not only a few big apps, but many, many popular open source "packages".
And Yahoo is using it a lot internally. Regards, John Paul Ashenfelter CTO/Transitionpoint [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 6:32 PM Subject: Re: MS SQL Server vs. MySQL > As an example, there are two very MAJOR database applications using MySQL - one > is dshield.org (Run by SANS) and, or course, the very popular spamcop.net > > Almost all of the dnsbl block lists all run on MySQL databases. These are in > the millions of records. > > ====================================== > Stop spam on your domain, use our gateway! > For hosting solutions http://www.clickdoug.com > ISP rated: http://www.forta.com/cf/isp/isp.cfm?isp_id=772 > Suggested corporate Anti-virus policy: http://www.dshield.org/antivirus.pdf > ====================================== > If you are not satisfied with my service, my job isn't done! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pablo Varando" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 3:06 PM > Subject: Re: MS SQL Server vs. MySQL > > > | Here I go... hehe > | > | MySQL is faster, until you throw some serious traffic to it. It also depends > | on if the MySQL is on Linux or Windows. On a windows box, forget it... On a > | linux, then it is a bit faster :) > | > | I tend to stick to MS SQL, simply because it's easier to use and (in my > | experience) faster and more reliable. > | > | My $.37 (Do I get change?) :) > | > | Pablo > | > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Clint Tredway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 1:09 PM > | Subject: Re: MS SQL Server vs. MySQL > | > | > | > I will add my 2 cents.. > | > > | > In my tests, MySQL is faster than MSSQL. PHPMyAdmin is great from my view. > | > It has a learning curve, but it keeps getting better and better. > | > > | > Clint > | > > | > ----- Original Message ----- > | > From: "Bryan Stevenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 12:11 PM > | > Subject: MS SQL Server vs. MySQL > | > > | > > | > > Hey All, > | > > > | > > I'm not all that familiar with MySQL, but from what I hear it's not as > | > good > | > > as MS SQL Server (which I use along with Oracle). > | > > > | > > I've tried using MyPHPAdmin to administer MySQL before and all I can say > | > is > | > > it sucked eggs...security was confusing as all hell. > | > > > | > > The MySQL.com website says that upcoming features for version 5 include: > | > > -views > | > > -stored procedures > | > > -triggers > | > > -sub-queries > | > > > | > > Now if it's missing all that then what is it....Access on steroids?? ;-) > | > > > | > > Opinions please > | > > > | > > TIA > | > > > | > > Cheers > | > > > | > > Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. > | > > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > | > > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > | > > t. 250.920.8830 > | > > e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | > > > | > > --------------------------------------------------------- > | > > Macromedia Associate Partner > | > > www.macromedia.com > | > > --------------------------------------------------------- > | > > Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group > | > > Founder & Director > | > > www.cfug-vancouverisland.com > | > > > | > > > | > > | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
