Tuesday, January 22, 2002, 8:43:55 AM, it is written:
>> I have a large amount of date that I need to select from in order to >> generate reports (might take 20 minutes). I also have data >> continuously being inserted.. I don't mind if the select results >> doesn't contain the recently added rows (or it can -- I don't care). JZ> If your table is a MyISAM table with fixed-length rows and no "holes" JZ> from deleted records, you should be able insert and select at the same JZ> time. [] JZ> you might consider using InnoDB tables which have non-locking SELECTs. JZ> INSERTs will run just file while you're doing other things. [] Yes, and you can also take a look at 4.0 server which have improved caching. That might be helpful in your situation as well. JZ> Jeremy -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php