July 2001
Intermediate to advanced
656 pages
14h 22m
English
Content preview from MySQL Building User Interfaces
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Why You Should Use MySQL
What are some advantages of using MySQL? Why is it a good choice? Can it stand up to enterprise-level work? MySQL is a highly capable database that can compete with anything on the market for these reasons:
Speed. MySQL is very lean. The MySQL Web site maintains data on how MySQL stacks up against several other database products. See for yourself at http://www.mysql.com/information/crash-me.php.
Scalability. MySQL can handle an unlimited number of simultaneous users and 50 million records. Most likely, you won’t outgrow it anytime soon.
Simplicity. MySQL is for those who know what they’re doing so that they can work around or program their own advanced functions, such as stored procedures or subselects. MySQL is at ...