Success -- MySQL / MyODBC install

[Jeffrey Watts]

On Fri, 7 Apr 2000, Frank Wiles wrote:

>     Last time I checked MySQL was only faster on SELECTs vs. PostgreSQL. 
>     Granted, most database transactions are SELECTs, but if you're doing
>     a lot of data analysis on LOTS of data.  Slow writes become a big
>     pain. 

Actually, it's _really_ fast on INSERTs (no transaction log).  Its SELECT
performance is better on simple queries, w/o constructs like GROUP BY or
complex WHERE structures.  However, it bogs down on complex SQL
statements, generally because it is optimized for simple webform serving.

Most benchmarks that show it kicking ass are showing simple web form
SELECTs, INSERTs, UPDATEs, and DELETEs.  Given the lack of a transaction
log (and other things), the latter three operations are generally faster.

J.

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