Re: Looking for an alternative to mysql
On 07/08/2011 09:02 PM, D G Teed wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Wayne Topa <linuxtwo@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 <linuxtwo@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.
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