platform independency, reasonable portability, performance(!), optimal
load/performance ratio, loads of access methods including odbc and web based
scripts like php,asp, active development, integration with apache
authentication, very very good & personal online help (this mailing list :),
low network traffic (ie: good performance when client & server are not on
the same machine), reasonable ansi-92 sql compliance except for a few
issues, automatic incrementing primary keys (w/o stored procedures), usable
from java, perl, c, c++, delphi, kylix, php, apache, almost: name it,
platform indepent, environment indepent, future safe (ie: not a dead end in
computer history)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ciprian A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 7:35 PM
Subject: MySQL vs Microsoft SQL
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> Hi,
>
> I would need some reasons for choosing MySQL instead of Microsoft SQL.
> (beside the fact that MySQL is free). (not for me but for my boss).
>
> It may sound silly but trust me I really need these reasons. So please
help
> me with this.
>
> Thanks,
> Ciprian A.
>
>
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