Re: how good is PHP-PostgreSQL???

hi. this does not reply to your question but a few have already mentioned mysql/postgresql thoughts so am going to post a few links on that issue. PHPBuilder.com - MySQL and PostgreSQL Compared http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/tim20000705.php3 DevShed - MySQL Developer Contests PostgreSQL Benchmarks http://www.hotscripts.com/forum/www.devshed.com/BrainDump/MySQL_Benchmarks/ Why Not MySQL http://openacs.org/philosophy/why-not-mysql.html Slashdot : Comparing MySQL and Postgresql http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/99/08/10/0416205.shtml MySQL offers lighter database fare, but it may leave some users hungry http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/news/0,6423,2436155,00.html MySQL Manual : Missing Functions in MySQL, how to deal with them http://www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/commented/manual.php?section=Missing_functions philip -- be outside the box. On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Arnold Gamboa wrote: > Hi, > > For users of large PostgreSQL and PostgreSQL builders, this is for you. > > I'm having a terrible time deciding now. :( > > We're about to build a "huge" website now. I got tied up in signing the > contract without really getting enough information about PgSQL since this > what we plan to implement with PHP (normally we use mySQL but i guess it > does not fit for huge databases like that). > > Here's my problem.. We're about to build a site like hitbox.com where there > is a large amount of database required.. If say there is 100,000 users with > 1000 page hits per day for each, and everything will be logged, you could > imagine how huge this will be. I'm just so "nervous" (really, that's the > term) if we implement this and later on experience a slow down or worse than > that, crash in the server. > > My questions are: > 1. What is the limit for number of records in a table WITHOUT SUFFERING SLOW > DOWN. > 2. ....limit in number of tables per database > 3. ... limit in number of database. > > Thanks for you comments. I would really appreciate every comment that I'll > receive regarding this. > > Arnold > > > > -- > 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 >