From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Sep 29 10:25:49 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA24232 for isp-outgoing; Mon, 29 Sep 1997 10:25:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dream.future.net (root@future.net [204.130.134.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id KAA24227 for ; Mon, 29 Sep 1997 10:25:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dream.future.net (tomthai@future.net [204.130.134.1]) by dream.future.net (8.8.6/8.6.10) with SMTP id MAA17082; Mon, 29 Sep 1997 12:24:21 -0500 (CDT) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 12:24:21 -0500 (CDT) From: "Tom T. Thai" To: Mark Segal cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Databases In-Reply-To: <342FE317.DE905195@club-web.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, 29 Sep 1997, Mark Segal wrote: > Tom T. Thai wrote: > > > I need to set up a database, for some of our clients (i'm getting sick > > > of all the *.dat floating around, not to mention increasing traffic) I > > > Was wondering which free database you guys/gals would recomend :). > > > > msql, mysql, postgress > Maybe i should elobrate.. what are the differences, benefits. For > example, i heard a rumor, that mysql doesn't allow more than one > connection at a time it just puts it in a FIFO queue. true?.. i need > some more background to help me make an educated decision. I've only worked with msql.. so I couldn't make a very good comparison for you :< > > As well, if free isn't the answer, than i'll have to shell out some > money.. > > Mark > > -- > Mark Segal > mark@club-web.com > System Administrator - Club-Web Inc. > .............. .................................... Thomas T. Thai Infomedia Interactive Communications tom@iic.net TEL 612.376.9090 * FAX 612.376.9087