On Sun Jan 26, 2003 at 08:02:53AM +0100, Benjamin Pflugmann wrote: [...] > > > 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).
Ahhh... gotchya. > 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. I think when it comes to the server type stuff, we try to be a little more conservative. No one wants 9.1 to come out with a crap SQL server. Of course, it's also up to Warly as maintainer. > > 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). This is good. I don't want to be rewriting a bunch of code to use 4.x... so this is definitely good news. > 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 Cool... thanks. I've got a little bit of reading to do it looks like. =) -- MandrakeSoft Security; http://www.mandrakesecure.net/ "lynx -source http://linsec.ca/vdanen.asc | gpg --import" {FE6F2AFD : 88D8 0D23 8D4B 3407 5BD7 66F9 2043 D0E5 FE6F 2AFD}
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