[thelist] SQL Server 2000 or mySQL?

Aaron Johnson ajlist at mindseye.com
Tue Jul 16 10:43:01 CDT 2002


> Finally, most of the admin tools available for mySQL suck rocks when
> compared with what comes with commercial RDBMS'. I'd kill for a mySQL
> toolset as good as the one that comes with MSSQL2K. For general admin
> of mySQL I use Mascon and curse it every chance I get. PHPmyAdmin is
> usable as well but not great.
 Have you ever used MySQL-Front?  I've used SQL Enterprise Manager alot
and MySQL-Front doesn't seem to lack anything that SQL EM has...

http://www.anse.de/mysqlfront/

Only works on Windows...

AJ

>
> - ----- Original Message -----
> > SQL is SQL, so I shouldn't have to worry about changing my code if
> I switch
> > to mySQL, right? I don't think I'm using MS-proprietary SQL in
> anything...
> - ----- Original Message -----
>
> Only if you just want to write SQL on paper. Every database out there
> has their own alomst-standard SQL implementation. Partly this is
> because the true ANSI-SQL standard is a real serious bitch to
> implement faithfully. At least that's the answer I always get from
> the server developers. It's also partly market forces, each
> development team is under pressure to differentiate their product
> from the competition.
>
> Different SQL implementations are only a real problem when you are
> trying to migrate from one database platform to another. Or when you
> are trying to convince a potential employer that your Oracle
> experience really does qualify you for that DB2 job. Don't just do a
> SQL dump from one and try to import. Use the migration as an
> opportunity to review your data model and make sure it makes sense
> for your new platform.
>
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