Hi. On Sat 2003-01-25 at 15:52:48 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sat Jan 25, 2003 at 03:21:52PM -0400, Adolfo Bello wrote: > > > On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 14:30, Vincent Danen wrote: > > > On Fri Jan 24, 2003 at 11:15:03PM -0600, jerry wrote: > > > > > You don't need a my.cnf. I don't use one (never have) and have never > > > had a problem because I don't have one. Mind you, MySQL may not be > > > optimized without it, but it isn't necessary for it to run. > > This is true as long as you don't need transactions, rollbacks, commits, > > referencial integrity (in version 4.0.9) and so on. > > Without /etc/my.cnf you are restricted to MYISAM and BDB tables. > > True, but last I checked, we haven't touched MySQL 4.x yet so it's a > moot point until we move to 4.x (ie. cooker has 3.23.54a which should > be updated to .55 shortly).
The reference about 4.0.9 was only in regard with referencial constraints, I think. At least all the other stuff (mainly requires InnoDB table handler) is available with 3.23.x already (with Mandrake, you have to install the MySQL-Max package). Shouldn't Cooker move to 4.0.x? It is currently gamma and supposed to be declared stable within a month or so, presumed no disaster happens. > Actually, speaking of which, has anyone used 4.x at all? Any initial > reactions to it compared to 3.x? Nice stuff. The query cache gives a nice boost, if your queries are read-heavy. Most/all server settings are runtime variables now, i.e. you can change key_cache without restarting the server. And DELETEs can be based on a second table (multi-table deletes). Rock-solid (since beta) for me - same as 3.23 - with applications written for 3.23.x (had no time/reason yet to rewrite my apps). I don't use the following stuff much, therefore no first-hand expierience with it yet: FULLTEXT indexes and replication got a major rewrite. You can link the mysql server as a library to your application. And some other stuff listed here: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/News-4.0.x.html Bye, Benjamin. PS: I completely agree regarding my.cnf. For 08/15 usage there is no need for it.
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