Re: Relational Integrity

2004-07-20 Thread Singer Wang
RAM is Cheap, so is a faster processor.. (InnoDB requires more RAM/Processor then the simpler MyISAM).. but your data and downtime is probably a lot more expensive. Its well worth it going with InnoDB. For most of what I do, I use a combination of InnoDB and HEAP Tables. On Tue, Jul 20, 2004

Re: Relational Integrity

2004-07-20 Thread Martijn Tonies
Hi Roy, If this is a business application, don't go without transactions and foreign keys. Plain and simple. Use InnoDB. With regards, Martijn Tonies Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL Server. Upscene Productions http://www.upscene.com > I need so gen

RE: Relational Integrity

2004-07-19 Thread Lachlan Mulcahy
Integrity Roy, MyISAM tables also support the FULLTEXT index type, which may be useful, whereas InnoDB doesn't. Lachlan -Original Message- From: John McCaskey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 20 July 2004 7:50 AM To: Roy Harrell; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Relational Inte

RE: Relational Integrity

2004-07-19 Thread Lachlan Mulcahy
Roy, MyISAM tables also support the FULLTEXT index type, which may be useful, whereas InnoDB doesn't. Lachlan -Original Message- From: John McCaskey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 20 July 2004 7:50 AM To: Roy Harrell; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Relational Inte

RE: Relational Integrity

2004-07-19 Thread John McCaskey
MyISAM tables are sometimes faster than InnoDB, but for most applications the difference is going to be negligible. MyISAM tables also use less disk space (more compressed row format). These are the only 2 advantages I'm aware of. InnoDB on the other hand offers you foreign keys and transaction