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The system is behind schedule. Consultants have been brought in. They have shiny neckties. They are from the dark side. They are certified Micro$oft-bankroll developers.
They want to replace the previous developers' MySQL / PHP solution with an ASP.NET kludge.
What can I do ? How can I save MySQL / PHP, how can I save my conscience?
I need answers. Quick.
Q. Why is MySQL better than ASP.NET ?
OK, I know it's faster, easier to learn etc. but I need some technical answers to stop this beast dead in its tracks.
Actually, a more technical reason was given for going for an MS solution. MySQL does not enforce referential integrity.
OK, referential integrity is basically enforcing foreign keys so that the tables are strung together and duplication or redundant data won't exist (that's the theory aneeway).
Do later versions of MySQL enforce referential integrity?
Thanks for the responses.
BTW the money thing is a factor. Systems and the consultants are bickering on this point, as when the consultants leave, we could be left with crippling license costs.
Originally posted by Bert
Do later versions of MySQL enforce referential integrity?
Hi there!
Well, I don't know MySQL, but I did a quick google, and it seems to me that MySQL does not support referential integrity. But it looks like PostgreSQL support it. I don't use PostgreSQL either, so I won't know if its good.
Hope this helps..
RefriedBean
PS. I don't use SQL at all, so if anything I said is wrong, please ignore this post
Originally posted by NetScripter MySQL supports foreign keys, since near 3.23.43 - more than half of the year
The trouble is, this app was coded using the current version of MySQL 6 months ago. Frankly, not supporting referential integrity isn't great - it's central to database modelling and everything else (SQL92 even) supports it .
The developer should have used PostgreSQL. The moral of the story is pick your app well. MySQL is a speed tool (I think google runs it for this reason) but complex modelling it won't do.
I'm setting up a Redhat 7.3 NFS server using a processor array (we can't use Ghost anymore as it's an er... aquired copy) so the peguin won't be poleaxed yet.
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