On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Alberto Ruiz Cristina wrote: > Hi all > > I am new to MySql and I am thinking about using it for managing a > database, which would have a approximated length of 500 Mb. It is formed > of vectors. > > Trouble is that I am worried about the ability of MySql to handle that > amount of data.
Hi, Honestly speaking, 500 mb of almost _any_ data is nothing for MySQL. It can handle even several hundreds of gigabytes of data, assuming it is well organized and the queries are optimized. > Do you know about any article or study about MySql efficiency? If not, > maybe you can just tell me your own experience. My own experience is limited to fairly small systems, but I guess that for example, Mr. Jeremy Zawodny (an active participant on this list) could tell more about using MySQL in _really_ high-loaded systems. See any of his signatures for examples.. ;-) Quite impressive numbers, there. Anyway, MySQL efficiency is awesome. If you don't really require transaction support in your application, consider using MyISAM as your table handler. Best regards, Iikka ****************************************** * Iikka Meriläinen * * E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Vaala, Finland * ****************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
