Re: [tlug] wiki

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 19/11/06, bruno raoult <bruno@example.com> wrote:

> Josh Glover wrote:
> > And my point is that using a common database such as MySQL actually
> > *lowers* the admin cost, IMO.
>
> But these mysql admin costs are much more than plain text.

Sorry, mate. I don't know how to state my opinion any more clearly
than I have done; I think databases are easier to admin than hacky
flatfile based solutions that basically implement a "database" without
all of ACID.

> > Oracle is a right pain in the arse to keep running, but in my
> > experience, MySQL requires very little care and feeding.
>
> My point was not Oracle vs Mysql, but DB vs no DB.

I know. And I provided an example of a database that requires a lot of
hand-holding, to show that I did not consider you to be coming
completely out of left field. I was conceding that you are correct for
some databases.

Cheers,
Josh