which one would you prefer for client/server applications (MySql / FireBird) ? Why...

[asking]

hi all,

which one would you prefer for client/server applications (MySql / FireBird)
? Why...

Thank you very much

[Paul]

"asking" <ask...@ispro.net.tr> wrote:

>which one would you prefer for client/server applications (MySql / FireBird)
>? Why...

This is a "What flavour of icecream do you like?" question!

If you know and are better able to programme against MySQL, then do
so. With Delphi, I would argue that virtually any serious application
would be with Interbase and/or Firebird.

Support for subqueries.
Proper referential integrity.
Transactions by default.
Triggers.
Stored Procedures.
A 20 year old commercial codebase.

If you have a web page type app with many reads and few updates, then
MySQL might be for you (because of its lack of features, it's fast -
makes sense!).

Paul...

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XP Pro, SP 2,

Oracle, 9.2.0.1.0 (Enterprise Ed.)
Interbase 6.0.1.0;

When asking database related questions, please give other posters
some clues, like operating system, version of db being used and DDL.
The exact text and/or number of error messages is useful (!= "it didn't work!").
Thanks.

Furthermore, as a courtesy to those who spend
time analysing and attempting to help, please
do not top post.

[Shaq]

We use Firebird for our Client/Server application and we love it. We
haven't had any issues with the database at all and we are very happy with
the performance. One benefit that Firebird has over MySQL is stored
procedures. I think at one point MySQL was going to add stored procedures
but I am not sure if they released that version yet.

-Shaq

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