The new version of MYSql provides transactions. If you are going to use postgres, do not use the Greatbridge variant, they jsut went out of business. > -----Original Message----- > From: Florin Iucha [SMTP:florin at iucha.net] > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 11:03 AM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: <TROLL> (was Re: [TCLUG] creating databases for the web) > > On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 06:56:56AM -0600, Chad C. Walstrom wrote: > > > <TROLL>Use a REAL Relational Database, not some uncompliant, difficult > > to manage, not fully written to UNIX Philosophy, hacker's wannabe > > database. Dump the MySQL for something that provides ACTUAL referential > > integrity, triggers, multiple procedural languages, > > better-than-row-level locking, replication, a fully mature client/server > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Now, what's that supposed to mean? Attribute-level-locking? > > > library, a fully mature console client (psql blows mysql out of the > > water, frankly), and true SQL92 compliance Use PostgreSQL!</TROLL> > > Ignore the trolls and use what suits you best. A flatfile if that does > the job. > > Mysql doesn't offer those but it doesn't have the overhead either. > > florin > > -- > > "If it's not broken, let's fix it till it is." > > 41A9 2BDE 8E11 F1C5 87A6 03EE 34B3 E075 3B90 DFE4