10/28/03 8:11:16 AM, "Martijn Tonies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >> If you are trying to determine whether MySQL is a relational database, >> the answer is yes. > >Ehm... the answer is "no". > >It's getting better, that's for sure. MySQL may or may not conform to some standard or another, and it may or may not perform the tasks that you, personally, want it to, but in fact it *is* a relational database, as opposed to a flat file or an object database. I recommended the questioner evaluate her needs against MySQL's available feature set, because if you are used to Oracle (or some other robust, commercial relational database) you may be surprised at some of the differences or absences in MySQL. But the questioner made it seem as though she was really just trying to get a feel for the basics scope of MySQL, and in that context, yes, MySQL is designed to a implement a relational database model as opposed to some other fundamental type of database. So, what's your laundry list of things MySQL should do? --bluejack -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
