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Why MySQL Grew So Fast
jpkunst writes "Andy Oram, who attended the MySQL Users Conference which was held April 16-18 in Orlando, Florida, attempts to explain MySQL's popularity in his weblog at oreillynet.com. (More weblogs about the 2004 MySQL Users Conference can be found at the The 2004 MySQL User's Conference & Expo Blog Collection.)"
Personally, I like the fact that Access was brought up. Simple fact is, if you wouldn't use Access for your project, you shouldn't be using MySQL either.
Access = MySQL with more features, but slower.
MySQL = Access, but is faster and has far fewer features.
In a nut shell, don't use MySQL if you wouldn't use Access!!
Wow, someone complaining about MSSQL 6.5. When you get into the 21st century, you'll find that ADO does have connection pooling (PHP does not), data caching (with disconnect/reconnect, which PHP does not have), and parameter escaping (MyShitequl doesn't even have parameters). But the thrust of your message is that MySQL is better because you are shitty programmer.
It's so funny how scared and upset the MySQL guys become when you offer valid advice to people that accurately reflects the state of MySQL.
Every time I offer this, it gets modded up by neutral and pro-whatever database and then gets modded back down out of ignorance and fear from the MySQL camp.
I think that's pretty friggen funny. Are MySQL users, as a whole, really so scared to find out that better solutions exist? Or worse, find learn why, when and how it makes sense to even use a MySQL database?