Synchronizing two MySQL servers over slow network

2007-08-25 Thread C K
Hi, I have a problem as below- We have a MySQL server for our ERP database. Now we have to implement the ERP for Head office. HO is away from the current setup and connection between the two is through VPN at slow speed. How can we synchronize the two MySQL servers? Replication, Cluster, or

Re: Synchronizing two MySQL servers over slow network

2007-08-25 Thread Craig Huffstetler
I would probably recommend replication. It's not that bad to setup and once it catches up on the slave then it will continue to be an easy sync in the future as long as both are running. How big is the database you wish to synchronize? What connection are both servers on? Is there anyway possible

Re: Synchronizing two MySQL servers over slow network

2007-08-25 Thread C K
We are using ODBC and Win Server 2K3. Also the database size is not so big ( i.e. upto 300 MB). The major problem is that both the databases at two servers will be same in structure and will be used by local group of users for daily operations. One of them must be treated as a MASTER for data.

Index usage - MyISAM vs InnoDB

2007-08-25 Thread Edoardo Serra
Hi guys, I'm moving a database to InnoDB because I need some transaction related features but I'm having big problems with perrformances. I have a big table with 5mln rows on which I need to run some SELECTs. It's the Call Detail Record of a telco, so each record has a 'calldate' field with

RE: Synchronizing two MySQL servers over slow network

2007-08-25 Thread Gary W. Smith
for generating Statutory reports. Also cluster can not be a solution as it requires min. 100 MB network. Says who? But clustering won't help. You are looking for active/active, which could be accomplished but this would possibly lead to specific conflicts if people are trying to edit the