As expressed in the article, the question is what the database was designed
to actually "do".
MySQL creates quick connections, responds to SELECT statements as fast as
anything can, has a small footprint, and does not require any special fees
to use it. And yes, it's open source. For the vast majority of web sites,
MySQL is an absolutely perfect fit.
But if you are a bank or running a real-time game that requires player data
to be saved constantly, for instance, something like Oracle is what you'll
need (for now).
But most people just don't _need_ transactions. However, MySQL is planning
to add support for such things in later versions. You have to keep in mind
that MySQL is new compared to Oracle. It makes sense that it has a smaller
amount of features.
And on an unrelated issue, down with bloatware :)
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Plutarck
Should be working on something...
...but forgot what it was.
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> >http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2001/01/jagielski/
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> >Skip down to where it mentions databases...very enlightening.
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> Yeah... MySQL is even a worse RDBM's than I thought since before.
> No stored procedure, no transactions, no .... jezus!!!
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