[SATLUG] mysql help

[Chuck]

Leif,

I've watched you fighting this for a couple months.  I'd suggest you
just stick with v3.23 FOR NOW.  There are a LOT of basics to learn
before you start getting to the new/advanced features that came out in
v4.x.  By the time you're up to speed on v3.23 and ready for advanced
features in v4.x -- it should be a lot easier to upgrade or install
v4.x.

P.S. -- All the customers whose systems I maintain are using variants of
version 3.  Not a v4.x among them...



Chuck




On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 20:29, Donn D. wrote:
> Leif Johnson wrote:
> 
> >Why not work with mysql 3.23? Is there a reason that you have to use v.4?  
> >3.23 is very good and widely used. It's plenty stable and there lots you
> >can do with it. There lots of php/apache stuff available.
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >
> >  
> >
> Well, I was of the understanding that if I wanted to play with tables, 
> referencial integrity, FKs and all that stuff (as a learning 
> experience), that version 3.23 wouldn't do it.  All the mysql books are 
> for version 4, BUT when you use mysql with FC2, you are using a very old 
> version, and most books say that version 4 is much improved over version 
> 3. 
> 
> I took an Intro Db course at a college recently (we had to use Oracle & 
> SQL, on windows machines), but I got really interested in learning more 
> about databases, relationships, blah blah.  So I wanted to get something 
> setup at home, even though I still have Oracle & SQL on my windoze 
> machine - I am mostly only using my FC2 machine these days.  I've got a 
> used Firebird book coming in the mail now.  It was only $27, and it just 
> came out a couple months ago.
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