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KD5YTX
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 Posted: 14 Aug 2003 08:03:41 pm Post subject: |
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I am about to craft a database engine out of C and Perl. It will basically function like a set of APIs smothered on compressed Flatfile storage (ring a bell, anyone? <cough><cough>MySQL<cough><cough>). Any way, it will organize data by object-oriented type heirarchal design. Any ideas/people want to help?
Ninjas show favor upon those who assist in the fabrication of database engines.
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NETWizz
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Um, it does not ring a bell.
Look at the source code to MySQL; it is open source.
MySQL is much more than a flat file! If you do not belive me, try to view the contents of a .myi file in a text editor.
Also, MySQL takes care of primary and foreign keys as well as indexes, has features to optimize tables, repair tables, features auto_increment, allows for Unsigned, has many different datatypes, and is very fast not to mention stable due to its unpresidented table locking system.
Here is the essence of how it works.
If someone is writing to a table, and someone else requests to read, their request is delayed.
If someone is reading from a table, and someone else requests to read, the request is granted, but if someone is reading and a write is requested, it is delayed until the read processes are finished.
Sience multiple people are permitted to read the same table at the same time, special care was programmed in to ensure that write requests are not left on hold.
Furthermore, all requests are added to a queue in memory to ensure all requests are completed in order.
All of the care that was taken to write MySQL makes it extremely stable, versitile, and fast; in fact, Oracle has objected to having its database benchmarked by a third party. I am guessing this is because Oracle knows that MySQL is likely faster than Oracle in many regards.
Very few Data Base engies work as well as mysql!
Here is proof MySQL is fast:
http://www.neowin.net/forum/
Look at the # of posts on that forum, and look how fast the forum functions even when you pull topics. Go ahead and open some topics. you will notice that a dozen or so are very quickly pulled out of millions! |
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