On Friday 28 January 2005 18:21, John Dangler wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Arjen Lentz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 7:50 AM >> To: community >> Subject: little crusade for Gentoo to compile with InnoDB > >> Hi all, > >> Many users run into the problem that on Gentoo, InnoDB is disabled. >> It's not even compiled in. So, no transactions, no foreign keys. >> Unless you recompile.
> ABSOLUTELY!!! - If nothing else, add it as a separate entry in > Portage (mysql_w_innodb)... I for one, use innodb... emerge postgresql -- it's got both transactions and foreign keys right out of the box. As well as data checking, cursors, views, stored procedures, and lots of other goodies. MySQL is ok for data presentation on a Web site, as it's quick and stable. But if you want transactions and foreign keys, you really need a whole lot more than what MySQL is capable of delivering. -- Leif Biberg Kristensen http://solumslekt.org/ -- [email protected] mailing list
