On 07/08/2011 09:02 PM, D G Teed wrote: > On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Wayne Topa <linux...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 07/08/2011 03:42 PM, D G Teed wrote: >>> On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Wayne Topa <linux...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On 07/08/2011 12:57 PM, Roger Leigh wrote: >>>>> On Fri, Jul 08, 2011 at 12:50:36PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: >>>>>> Is postgresql more reliable then mysql >>>>> >>>>> Yes, without a shadow of doubt. >>>>> >>>>>> or are there other viable DB's? >>>>> >>>>> Yes, though I haven't used them myself, PostgreSQL serving my >>>>> needs quite nicely. There are quite a number of alternatives; >>>>> google can help here. >>>>> >>>> Thanks for the reply Roger. >>>> >>>> I tried installing postgres-8.4 on Sid but it too has a problem :-( >>>> >>>> grave bugs of postgresql-8.4 (-> ) <marked as done in some version> >>>> #632028 - postgresql 8.4.8 regression - failure to handle char(4) = >>>> bpchar (Fixed: postgresql-8.4/8.4.8-0squeeze2) >>>> serious bugs of postgresql-8.4 (-> ) <unfixed> >>>> #630569 - php5-pgsql and postgresql >= 8.4 seem to collude never to >>>> close idle persistent connections >>>> Summary: >>>> postgresql-8.4(2 bugs) >>>> >>>> I can't win for losing. >>>> >>>> Wayne >>>> >>> >>> I don't understand. Is your requirement to install a DB >>> package with zero bugs? It doesn't exist anywhere. >>> >> >> I am not in the habit of installing packages that known to not work. >> >> Thanks for your enlightening comment. I look forward to your request >> for help in the future. >> >> > Sorry, but your question seemed naive and still seems so. I was actually > hoping to hear my understanding of your concern was wrong. > > There are thousands of web sites, big and small, using mysql and postgresql.
And I have run mysql since the mid 90's and have never had any problem with it until the Squeeze release. I guess you missed that post. > > They all have bugs, just as any Linux or another other OS we choose has > bugs, some big, some small. > > Oracle has bugs as well - some as serious as found in any major open source > database project. > > This inability to install a database is not a real inability, but rather > an irrational choice. If mysql was seriously flawed, then it should surely > fall > apart under the weight of its use to power facebook. > > If the facebook example seems like a one hit wonder, take a look at the > other > "customers" of mysql: > > http://www.mysql.com/customers/ > > If stability is your concern, don't run with Sid. It is for development > work and > testing changes. People might run Sid on the desktop for getting slightly > later and greater packages, but Sid is not for production use. > I guess you did not read my OP. I run Stable, Wheezy and Sid. Mysql has a problem with the mysql-server-5.1 package on all 3. Have a nice day/night. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4e17cf9e.9020...@gmail.com
