Re: maximum number of records in a db?

like i said, billions are possible, but it becomes more of hardware issue, disk space, network availability etc bastien

From: Jordan Miller <jmil@hymiegladstone.com> To: Miles Thompson <miles@allnovascotia.com> CC: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] maximum number of records in a db? Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:40:17 -0500 i am talking about individual records, not putting all records into a very long string, if that's what you are saying. i know people routinely use millions of records... but how about billions or more? Jordan On Aug 26, 2005, at 10:29 AM, Miles Thompson wrote:

At 12:11 PM 8/26/2005, Jordan Miller wrote:

I was just wondering what is the maximum number of records that can be successfully handled with a db. any db will do. it doesn't have to be the fastest or best, just one that can hold the maximum number of records and still be able to interact well with php. any ideas? thanks, Jordan

This is a useless question. Here's the matching answer: The number of records any database can hold matches the length of a piece of string. Seriously - do some homework, visit the host sites and read the specs. A lot depends on what you intend to store. As for "interacting well" - push the string. MT -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

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