The transition to oracle from mysql is a great deal more complicated than the inverse. I am hoping that is what you meant :}
--- "Weaver, Walt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We use both here, use'em as back-end databases for > our hosted web sites. > > MySQL is fast, easy to set up and maintain, and > free. Works great for our > small and medium-sized web sites. But, it doesn't > scale as well as Oracle > and we've had better luck using Oracle with our > large, active sites. MySQL > with MyISAM table types has table-level locking > only, and a large number of > concurrent selects can slow things down > tremendously. > > IMHO, maintaining a MySQL database is more of a > SysAdmin job than a DBA job, > and I don't think you'll have much of a problem with > the transition. > > We recently finished up some benchmarking, using > Oracle and MySQL with > MyISAM and InnoDB table types. I can send you the > test report if you'd like. > > I personally think MySQL has a bright future, and > when 4.1 comes out (not > expected for a year or so) it could start making a > real dent in the database > market. It has certainly helped us here; we've been > able to keep our Oracle > licensing costs to a minimum by using MySQL for the > majority of our sites. > > If you'd like more information, Joe, email me > directly. > > --Walt Weaver > Bozeman, Montana > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 8:39 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Anyone on the list done a comparison(or worked with > both) MySQL and > Oracle and can give me the good/bad points of My > SQL? > > Doing interviewer thing and someone has My SQL who > would like to move > into the oracle world and i know nothing about mySQL > and am wondering if > the transition from one to the other is easily done. > > thanks, joe > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Joe Testa > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: > (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet > access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information > (like subscribing). > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Weaver, Walt > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: > (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet > access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information > (like subscribing). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Bill Pass INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
