For what it's worth, here's my $0.02...
--> Is there something that you can do with MS SQL and you can not do with
MySQL?
MSSQL - has support for triggers, stored procedures, views, XML, and
transactions. I would
mention subqueries, but subqueries are on the way with mySQL.
MySQL -
On Fri, Mar 23, 2001 at 04:17:51PM -0500, Ciprian I. Acatrinei wrote:
>
> Is there something that you can do with MS SQL and you can not do
> with MySQL?
Yes. Probably lots of things. But if those don't matter to you, it's
really not an issue.
Said another way, if MySQL will meet your needs, wh
A whole TODO list of things. One should really evaluate the pros and
cons of both databases to make an educated decision on which system
would better suit ones needs.
"Ciprian I. Acatrinei" wrote:
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> Is there something that you can do with MS SQL and you can not do with MySQL?
>
> At 04:01 PM
When was the last time you got to ask a question directly to one of the
developers of MS SQL?
When was the last time you found a bug in MS SQL and one of the developers
told you it would be fixed tonight and to go grab the source tomorrow and
recompile?
When was the last time you could buy OFFIC
Hi Ciprian,
Well, I guess you just need to ask yourself a few questions:
Is this an important project?
Is scaleability important?
Is good security important?
Is stability important?
If you answered 'yes' to any of these, and any of them are mission-critical, then
Microsoft products in gener
platform independency, reasonable portability, performance(!), optimal
load/performance ratio, loads of access methods including odbc and web based
scripts like php,asp, active development, integration with apache
authentication, very very good & personal online help (this mailing list :),
low net
Is there something that you can do with MS SQL and you can not do with MySQL?
At 04:01 PM 3/23/2001, Jeremy D . Zawodny wrote:
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On Fri, Mar 23, 2001 at 01:09:47PM -0500, Ciprian I. Acatrinei wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I would need some reasons for choosing MySQL instead of Microsoft
> SQL. (beside the fact that MySQL is free). (not for me but for my
> bos
