Comments on: MySQL Rocks

By: Armando

Armando — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:08:25 +0000

I have the same problem with Foxpro tables (DBF) I am working on a new tool on Perl that uses MySQL, and need to upload data from the DBF to MySQL, but it takes a long time because first I need to send them from DBF to CSV files and then from CSV to MySQL Tables. Have you ever try to do it directly from DBF to MySQL ???

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:50:43 +0000

Sam-

I disagree with you that it is faster. My professional experience has been that MySQL is almost 400x faster than SQL Server.

Also, SQL Server is not Free Software, and as such, I will never use it in a personal setting.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:46:55 +0000

If it’s speed you want then you need to look at SQL Server. It is faster than MySQL, has a much better implementation of stored procedures and a much improved GUI.

By: Aaron Throckmorton

Aaron Throckmorton — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:02:07 +0000

I’m not sure about the disk space or any of that, but you may be able to utilize the LIMIT parameter when working with large queries. LIMIT on MySQL allows you to specify 2 values - the start limit and end limit. So you could break your query into parts.

select * from table limit 1 to 5000
select * from table limit 5001 to 10000
select * from table limit 10001 to 15000

etc

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:42:30 +0000

I have taken a look at it, and the lack of developed tools keep me from using it. Also, it seems to be slower than MySQL. Although speed isn’t the only concern (stability and data integrity too), it is a major one. Finally, it is licensed under the BSD license where MySQL is under the GPL. I’m a GPL guy myself.

By: Doran Barton

Doran Barton — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:38:12 +0000

If you’re impressed by MySQL, you should check out PostgreSQL. It rocks even more.