Re: Re: DB Comparisons

On Thu, 2009-02-05 at 21:03 +0000, Nathan Rixham wrote: > revDAVE wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > > > I¹m curious if there are any previous discussions / Articles / URL¹s that > > compare the power and scalability of MySQL (with php) with other > > technologies like MS sequel server oracle - coldfusion etc.... > > > > I imagine that most middleware like php / asp / coldfusion is relatively > > good & fast - (let me know if one is better ). Mostly I¹m concerned with > > the speed and power of the backend database as to how it functions on an > > enterprise scale ­ such as how many hits it can handle per hour ­ how many > > users before it starts to slow down etc. > > > > > > honestly, if you're thinking enterprise scale then database is the least > of you're worries, you'll be needing to move away from a scripting > language and go for a pre compiled programming language. Isn't Yahoo using PHP? I thought Facebook too? Doesn't seem like they moved away from a scripting language. Cheers, Rob. -- http://www.interjinn.com Application and Templating Framework for PHP