Re: assorted: foreign keys, mult databases, and crashes

2003-10-15 Thread Roger Baklund
* Nitin > mysql doesn't support anything called rollback upto 4.0 This is not correct. The concept of "rollback" is related to transactional table types, and both InnoDB and BDB are available in the 3.23 version of mysql. The first mention of "rollback" I could find in the manual was 3.23.17: h

Re: assorted: foreign keys, mult databases, and crashes

2003-10-15 Thread Nitin
mysql doesn't support anything called rollback upto 4.0 Nitin - Original Message - From: "Roger Baklund" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "debug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 8:37 PM Subject: Re: assorted

Re: assorted: foreign keys, mult databases, and crashes

2003-10-15 Thread Roger Baklund
* DeBug > >> How does one restore a mysql database if it crashes in > >> the middle of a large operation? > > RB> Not sure what you mean... > > What if i on purpose turn off the computer when mysql is in the middle of > transaction execution ? Then someone should smack your fingers...! ;) > Will

Re[2]: assorted: foreign keys, mult databases, and crashes

2003-10-15 Thread DeBug
>> How does one restore a mysql database if it crashes in >> the middle of a large operation? RB> Not sure what you mean... What if i on purpose turn off the computer when mysql is in the middle of transaction execution ? Will the server on restart automatically rollback the crashed transaction ?

Re: assorted: foreign keys, mult databases, and crashes

2003-10-15 Thread Roger Baklund
* Tofu Optimist > Three questions from a Mysql newcomer > > Syntax question: > > Can a table in database A have a foreign key > relationship with a table in database B? (both INNODB, > both with appropriate indexes, etc) Yes, but I suspect that you really meant foreign key constraints? Constr

assorted: foreign keys, mult databases, and crashes

2003-10-15 Thread Tofu Optimist
Hi Three questions from a Mysql newcomer Syntax question: Can a table in database A have a foreign key relationship with a table in database B? (both INNODB, both with appropriate indexes, etc) Architecture question: What is the rule-of-thumb to use use multiple databases, rather than