There are merits to most of the common operating systems. In some ways each of them perform better at various functions. The question becomes which are you most comfortable and familiar with? That way you can work most effectively with the operating system to fulfill the potential of your databases.
If you aren't comfortable with any in particular, I would recommend you learn your way around a Linux distribution. Again, not because it is better than any other in particular, but because it is BY FAR the most commonly deployed operating system running MySQL. It isn't even close in terms of percentages. Behind it are Solaris and Windows. The most support on the web is available for Linux simply because more people work on it. But, if you are a Solaris, FreeBSD or Windows guru by all means as a friend of mine says.. party on (on those platforms..) Hope that helps. Keith > Ken Menzel wrote: >> Dan Nelson wrote: >>> In the last episode (Jul 06), Blog Tieng Viet said: >>>> I have been using MySQL on FreeBSD for 3 years and encounterd a lot of >>>> problems related to thread management. And 1 year ago, I found that >>>> my >>>> FreeBSD box does not go well with any MySQL revision after >>>> 5.1.17-beta, >>>> because the MySQL thread does not end although complied with >>>> LINUX_THREADS. >>> >>> Try building without LINUX_THREADS; that option shouldn't really be >>> used >>> with FreeBSD 6 or newer. >>> >> Also This article may help if you have not yet abandoned Freebsd. It >> shows how freebsd can outperform Linux in some cases. > > > Do we really need to bash OS's for MySQL. Rather than questioning what > OS is best for MySQL we should ask how we can optimize MySQL for each OS. > > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
