Re: MySQL after oracle, still Wise?, was Web application design .......

optomatic@rogers.com wrote: > Everybody has given Angus really great advice in this previous thread > and I have learned a lot too. I hope no one mines the fork but I am in > the exact same situation as Angus. If anyone could spare a bit of time > regarding application infrastructure I would really appreciate it. > > I know there are lots of databases out there and PostgreSQL is held in > high regard but the overwhelming majority of examples seem to use MySQL. > Considering that Oracle has bought Sun, do you think it is still wise to > use it for new applications? Oracle does not have much "street cred" in > open source circles, maybe they'll cause trouble later and MySQL was > already forking was it not? I'd like to use the same DB for a few years. > > I am attracted to building an application from scratch but I will never > get an object relational mapper to work without a framework. If I go the > scratch route, I'd better get my database done right(as was advised in > the previous thread!)and getting that right probably starts with > choosing the right DB. > > Any thoughts?-Patrick I don't see any problems with MySQL. I use it (and will continue) or SQLite for small things. If Oracle lets MySQL continue as it has, then all is well. If not, it is open source now and a group or more than one will fork it and continue on the tradition. -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com