John, On Friday 16 December 2005 04:31, John Summerfield wrote:
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Last I looked, mysql lacked certain features essential to a relational database management system. If you use any of those standard features, you cannot use mysql.
And when was that? What does MySQL lack that is "essential to a relational database management system?"
When I was making my decision as to which to write for, mysql stored money amounts as floating point, and worse, the mysql developers didn't understand what that is a bad idea.
If you're interested in some technical discussion on the matter, the subject of mysql cmes up on the sql-ledger list sometimes. The author of mysql won't support mysql until it has the necessary features. Google a mysql-ledger list archive for these words: summerfield, browne, mysql, relational.
In the so-called debate between MySQL vs. PostreSQL one can easily find more heat than light. Randall Schulz