Re: mysql and large size dbs

2003-11-13 Thread Brent Baisley
You should search the archives. This topic has been covered quite a few times before, mainly in reference to increasing performance. Of course, peoples definition of "large" differs. If you think large is 10 or 20 millions records, then you will find stuff in the archives discussing databases th

Re: mysql and large size dbs

2003-11-13 Thread ow
Anyone? Hope that does not mean that mySql is not used with large dbs ... :) Thanks --- ow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > We are considering using mySql or postgreSql for an app that handles large > volume of data. Somehow, it appears (mostly from the mailing lists) that > mySql > does not

mysql and large size dbs

2003-11-13 Thread ow
Hi, We are considering using mySql or postgreSql for an app that handles large volume of data. Somehow, it appears (mostly from the mailing lists) that mySql does not handle large volumes of data very well (crashes, db corruptions, etc). Would ppl who use mySql for large volumes of data share the