mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > does the speed of mysql depends more on things like the processor than > other resources?
Disk speed & memory size are much more important then the CPU. Processor is used to calculate while MySQL is a database. And databases move data back and forth. > if so: what kind of general suggestions can be made about using > select-statements on huge tables to be "fast" over different platforms? Allocate as much memory as you can for key_buffer. Generally, 70% of RAM is a good starting point. -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
