Differences between version 4 and predecessor to the previous major change of MySql.
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| Newer page: | version 4 | Last edited on Saturday, April 26, 2003 5:25:31 pm | by SamJansen | Revert |
| Older page: | version 1 | Last edited on Saturday, September 28, 2002 8:33:52 pm | by CraigBox | Revert |
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-MySql
is a relational
database management system ([RDBMS]).
+MySQL
is a quasi-[SQL]
database management system ([RDBMS]).
-It is small and fast. It lacks a lot of features that other databasen, noticably PostgreSql, offer.
+It is small and fast for low loads
. It lacks a lot of features that other databasen, noticably PostgreSql, offer.
-; __When should I use MySql
?__ : When your primary concern is the speed of your
SELECT queries. Even then PostgreSql
is getting much quicker at these.
+; __When should I use MySQL
?__ : When your primary concern is the speed of simple
SELECT queries for few concurrent users
. Even then PostgreSQL
is getting much quicker at these.
-; __When should I not use MySql
?__ : When you think "It's only going to ever be a small web site...", and there's a chance it could grow into a big one. If at any point you think you might need to change to something else, start with that other system instead.
+; __When should I not use MySQL
?__ : When you think "It's only going to ever be a small web site...", and there's a chance it could grow into a big one. If at any point you think you might need to change to something else, start with that other system instead.
; __How can I lessen the impact of having to switch later on?__ : Use [PearDB] in your PHP scripts.
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