Re: mysql

From: Walt Weaver <weaver1308_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 15:02:38 -0600
Message-ID: <f862c08b05040414026cff38c3@mail.gmail.com>

On Apr 4, 2005 12:54 PM, stephen booth <stephenbooth.uk_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 4, 2005 7:11 PM, David <thump_at_cosmiccooler.org> wrote:
> > What are the largest pros and cons involved in discussing mysql versus
> > Oracle?
>
> MySQL doesn't have the recoverability features of Oracle, you lose a
> disk and you've lost everything since the last backup.

Not true. MySQL binlogs are similar to Oracle redo logs and can be used for point-in-time recovery. We have over 200 MySQL databases running 4.x with binlogs and replication and have experienced no data loss from server crashes.

>
> MySQL scaling is a joke.

It certainly isn't in Oracle's league as far as scalaility is concerned.

>
> Stephen
>

--Walt Weaver

Bozeman, Montana

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