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• Be Warned (Score:1)

  by jk2addict (4946)

  Just choosing one over the other because of transactions is a dangerous game. They don't store the same, and they don't perform the same; even on the same non-transactional queries in some circumstances (count(*), multiple PKs, etc). For that matter, don't just assume your schema should be the same if you plan on using one vs. the other.
  
  This has always been a decent document to remind me that 'inno has transactions' isn't the only issue to think about:
  
  http://jpipes.com/presentations/mysql_perf_tuning.pdf [jpipes.com]
  • Re: (Score:1)

    by Abigail (26)

    Oh, agree that 'inno has transactions' isn't the only thing to think about. The fact that Inno has transaction in itself isn't a reason to choice Inno.

    However, the reverse is true. The fact that MyISAM doesn't have transactions is almost always reason enough to not use MyISAM. The fact that it's hard to come up with a case where you can get away with MyISAM is (for me) reason enought to not even consider.
    • Re:Be Warned (Score:2)

      by Ovid (2709) on 2006.12.12 10:08 (#52231) Homepage Journal

      That's a good point. No one would choose a car merely because it had a steering wheel and column, but you wouldn't even think about buying one without them.

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