Re: db's war

Having worked in IBM and in Open Source community I feel I've know both systems very well. MySQL is different to the "big boys" of DB2 and Oracle. They are designed for enterprise level, and to handle a complexity and quantity of data which mysql just isn't there. The SQL used in mysql is vastly simpler than that used in the others, and could be said to less powerful in that in can do much less. This leads on to what I feel is the key point here, mysql place has not been in doing in enterprise level stuff, it has been in providing a good simple way of doing simpler things. Because of its simplicity it manages to be very effecient, but when you start trying to build it more complex the obvious flaws in the language. I'm eagerly awaiting the next release of mysql to see what they do with it. I think they will either stick to how it as at the moment and further improve performance and the basic features or are they going to take a step up (and away) from where they are at the moment and start to see more complex features (maybe even sub-selects..... now that I *would* like to see in there). Either way I don't think mysql competing with db2 or oracle, at least in the reasonably long future, is all that likely. The customer base and trust is there too strong + the products are actually decent (which is where any analogy between ASP and PHP breaks down ;) ) As in almost everything in IT, and I life I guess, it's a case of best tool for the job. Well, there's my ha'penny's worth. Anyone want to start a DB2 / Oracle debate? (JOKE.... been there done that, neither won) Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sommai Fongnamthip" <sommai@thaithanakit.co.th> To: <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 2:36 AM Subject: [PHP-DB] db's war > hi > I'd like to survey php commnunity about how do you think about merge > between informix and ibm? Did there remain only 2 major dbms (oracle and > db2)? do you think MySQL will be the leader with next version 4? > > SF > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >