On 08/08/11 02:23, Pedro F. Giffuni wrote:
+1 to move to PostgreSQL.
It's more work but it's also more portable than the other
option that I would have suggested: ZFS.
Picking up Wolf and Pedro's point. We used to use PostgreSQL to run the
forums and I found it an excellent product. (We migrated to MySQL after
Sun bought the company and wanted a MySQL logo on every page footer, so
made this "request". How times have changed.)
There are two factors against an early move to PostgreSQL: (i) The
MediaWiki cavaets on its use (here
<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:PostgreSQL> and as all experienced
Wikipedian's do look at the associated talk page here
<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual_talk:PostgreSQL>; this has a
couple of interesting references which cookbook the conversion). (ii)
The extra work involved. This is not only the D/B migration, but also a
MW version upgrade 15.1 -> 17.
To be honest I am uncomfortable doing this as part of this immediate
"continuity of service" migration. My suggestion is that if the wiki
looks as if it is going to have a long term place within the project
then we should revisit this as part of an in-service improvement program
in, say, 6-12 months.
//Terry
