Re: In Defence of Mysql was Re: Divorcing data storage from business logic

[Struan Donald]

* at 06/07 11:18 +0000 Greg Cope said:
> Struan Donald wrote:
> >
> > not sure that mysql calls itself an RDBMS.
> > 
> 
> >From section 1.1 of a  recent manual
> 
> 
> MySQL is a relational database management system. 
> 
> A relational database stores data in separate tables rather than putting
> all the data in one big storeroom. This adds speed and flexibility. The
> tables are linked by defined relations making it possible to combine
> data from several tables on request. The SQL part of MySQL stands for
> "Structured Query Language" - the most common standardized language used
> to access databases.

well, if you're going to cheat and read the manual i resign :)

struan