Re: Large 30 GB Database

2004-07-29 Thread Egor Egorov
Robert Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been asked to provide a searchable electoral roll. > > This data comprises of first name, surname, address for every person > over 18 in the UK. Approximately 30 GB > > The data is to be used to find people in a certain area. > > EG > All Joh

Re: Large 30 GB Database

2004-07-28 Thread Rich Allen
i have one MySQL dB that is currently about 26Gb, properly indexed searches are very quick - hcir On Jul 28, 2004, at 4:23 AM, matt ryan wrote: >Should I even attempt this using mysql? >Has anyone played with this much data in mysql? I've got two 100 gig databases in mysql, and slave replication

Re: Large 30 GB Database

2004-07-28 Thread matt ryan
>Should I even attempt this using mysql? >Has anyone played with this much data in mysql? I've got two 100 gig databases in mysql, and slave replication on both of them, the only time I have a problem is table scans, that much data will be slow. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: h

Large 30 GB Database

2004-07-28 Thread Robert Harrison
Hi All, I have been asked to provide a searchable electoral roll. This data comprises of first name, surname, address for every person over 18 in the UK. Approximately 30 GB The data is to be used to find people in a certain area. EG All John Smith in London. All Sarah Dean in St Johns Road, Manc