> Some of my frustrations with MySQL are:
> - Only 1 query per <cfquery>

MySQL can handle multiple queries, it's just disabled by default. Cameron 
Childress has a post about this.

MySQL: How to Combine Multiple SQL Statements in One CFQUERY
http://www.sumoc.com/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=7F6F7314-5004-2066-B7A8BDFB26843712

> - Unable to handle complex join queries e.g. I ran a complex query in 
> a trail version of SQL Server 2000 and it returned in 3 seconds, it 
> took 33 mins in MySQL (this may be becuase we are using a non 
> enterprise version - are there different versions???)

I've written extremly complex joins in MySQL that run very fast. Have you 
checked the indexes? Are the tables using MyISAM or InnoDB format? 

> - The server grinds to a holt with my complex queries which in turn 
> kills the website. The same thing happens when I try to export a 
> backup of the entire DB.

Are you using the command-line backup or the MySQL Admin UI? 

-- Adrian

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