--- Ruslan Zasukhin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/15/05 10:41 AM, "Stephen Barncard" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Hi Stephen, > > > AGAIN, gentlemen, I say, why bother with running > (and worrying about) > > your own server and licensing when there are good > ISP's out there > > that INCLUDE MYSQL along with one's account, like > PHP, python, perl, > > shell, etc. > > Because we talk here about Application Developers, > Which develop Applications such as Games, > Accounting, Emailers, .. > And distribute them on CD/DVD to thousands of users. >
Not to mention the fact that if you're writing business applications, most businesses will want to store their sensitive data on their own server, preferably on a segment of the network that is heavily ptotected from the evil internet. MySQL may be a fine choice for internet-applications, but when you need high-end features such as views, triggers and stored procedures in a database that offers before-imaging and after-imaging to resurrect your database in a logically consistent way if you lose power in the middle of a huge transaction, then MySQL just won't cut it. Don't get me wrong, I've used it before, to experiment with, as well as for quick in-house solutions (because it's darn convenient to use) -- and I know that they're working on adding those high-end features. But MySQL is not the alpha and omega of databases. All in all, it's jsut a matter of picking the right database for the job at hand: if you need a quick embedded single-user database that does Mac + Win + Linux, then altSQLite is your best pick. If you like the object-relational features of Valentina and only need Mac + Win, then grab it -- it's a great database and also comes in a server version. And by all means, don't be shy about getting Oracle for your project if you are building a solution that needs to support a huge load of users and figure out rhe load-balancing nd all that fun. Personally, I like PostgreSQL because it offers the high-end features that I seek, and is TRUELY free. My two eurocents, Jan Schenkel. Quartam - Tools for Revolution <http://www.quartam.com> ===== "As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish at the same time." (La Rochefoucauld) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
