On 2017-06-16 09:35, Derek Atkins wrote: > Adam Funk <[email protected]> writes: > >>> Not necessarily. The "default" backend would be SQLite, which is a DB >>> that stores into a single file. So it will act like the current XML >>> backend in terms of storage, but not necessarily the same with backup >>> files. However no server is required. >> >> Great! Thanks to you & Colin for that information. > > Also keep in mind that the mysql data isn't compressed, so your disk > space usage will grow significantly when using a SQL backend vs the > (compressed) XML. >
You can enable compression in MySQL 5.5. This applies to InnoDB table types using a file per table and the Barracuda file format. This configuration must be enabled before the tables are created. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
