RE: [PHP] Re: ASP MSSQL vs PHP MySQL Tests

Hi Steve! You may want to go with a SCSI-storage solution as these hardrives are best suited for high-intensive usage as well as reducing the system overhead to a minimum. Best Regards, Henrik J. > ---------- > From: info[SMTP:info@milonic.com] > Sent: den 3 augusti 2000 21:18 > To: Steve Ruby > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Re: ASP MSSQL vs PHP MySQL Tests > > I intend to test on a low spec Intel based system and a high spec Intel > based system respectively, each machine will remain the same apart from > the > hard disk drive. My only query is whether different hard disk drives will > return seriously unfair results based on their HDD access speeds. > > As I am not a HDD guru, I'm not 100% sure how this will impact testing > performance. I am undecided as to whether I should purchase a number of > HDD's of the same capacity and speed. > > Andy. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Ruby" <steve@rubysolutions.com> > To: "info" <info@milonic.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 8:12 PM > Subject: Re: ASP MSSQL vs PHP MySQL Tests > > > > info wrote: > > > > > > Greetings Folks, > > > > > > Thanks for all who have registered with www.milonic.co.uk so far for > the > results of the Microsoft vs Open Source performance tests. I am now trying > to find some spare hard drives to devote to the tests so that I can return > to them at a later date if need be. > > > > > > My question for you guys is this. > > > > > > Do you think I should keep hard disk drive speed the same throughout > the > tests. Some hard drives run faster than others and I wouldnt want to give > an > unfair advantage to either side. Should I invest some cash in buying a > batch > of HDD's at the moment I will need 5 for each operating system. Although a > big expense to start with, It might be worth it, What do you think. > > > > > > Andy. > > > > Unless you have 5 identical systems I would run all tests on the same > > system > > provided were talking i386 for everything here, if you've got Suns and > > what > > not, nevermind. > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >