Fred Emmott <pcfreak65_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<1d3lm1-js6.ln1_at_fred.lan>...
> I would recommend MySQL if you are looking for an alternative. I know
> nothing of PostgreSQL, but I know that MySQL is suitable for use as a
> high-usage database.
You are kidding, right? Out of curiosity I took a look at MySQL
performance tuning manual. It's almost empty. The example where their
engine picks up Cartesian Product due to type mismatch is strikingly
naive. Scanning a single table by index that MySQL seems to emphasize
is not a benchmark.
Received on Tue May 04 2004 - 20:37:54 CDT
