This might sound stupid..but is the MySQL worth the money?

[Qwerty]

Anyone had any problems with their MySQL database here?

[sophiespo]

Not one problem.

I really like the speed you get with PHP using a MySql database as opposed to cgi and flatfiles... I dont know about anyone else, but I can see a difference..

sophie

[Starr]

Hate to toot our own horn, but mySQL rocks on our servers. :)

[drowsy]

Go toot your horn. Your work hard to toot it!

[myuu]

MySQL is well worth it...

I use to use F2S (god rest the poor service's soul). Their servers were always slow, especially MySQL, which gave me a bad impression about MySQL.

I just got everything working and love it. The MySQL access is very fast and doesn't require the type of changes that PHP scripts use.

=)

[Atomic-Design]

I like MySQL because its the perfect mate with PHP, and it's quite fun, actually.

[hotrats]

Hook it through Flash and you rock with style!

hotrats

[Qwerty]

well I was on F2S for a while too, that is why I am asking about the MySQL here :)

thanks for the info :)

[Xinil]

I'm confused. So... mySQL rocks on your servers and yet we cannot access it through telnet? So, we're forced to use a GUI interface that doesn't even closely resemble the dos based real sql setup. Oh, and then in order for us to actually use mySQL we're forced to download another program from someone like 'Scribit - Mascon" WHICH doesn't let us save any thing. SO we have to register. Oh, but of course registering isn't free. What's up with this? Why can't you guys provide telnet access? Sorry, I'm just a little frustrated here because I spent 30 bucks to get what exactly? Feel free to correct me. I'm actually looking forward to it because this $30 (non refundable mind you) I just spent should let me get something out of it.

Speed isn't the key. It's how you get there and how to make your customers happy.

[VBman]

I am really impressed with MySQL and the power that it has. I have found that phpMyAdmin is a great tool to use with it.

[drowsy]

what exactly is phpAdmin?

[VBman]

It's a MySQL administration tool. You can find out more info here:
http://www.phpwizard.net/projects/phpMyAdmin/

Taken from their website:
phpMyAdmin is intended to handle the adminstration of MySQL over the web. Currently it can:

create and drop databases
create, copy, drop and alter tables
delete, edit and add fields
execute any SQL-statement, even batch-queries
manage keys on fields
load text files into tables
create and read dumps of tables
export data to CSV values
administer multiple servers and single databases

There's a tutorial on how to install it on Powweb servers at http://powhelp.mywebthing.com

[kell]

Originally posted by Xinil
I'm confused. So... mySQL rocks on your servers and yet we cannot access it through telnet? So, we're forced to use a GUI interface that doesn't even closely resemble the dos based real sql setup. Oh, and then in order for us to actually use mySQL we're forced to download another program from someone like 'Scribit - Mascon" WHICH doesn't let us save any thing. SO we have to register. Oh, but of course registering isn't free. What's up with this? Why can't you guys provide telnet access?


If you want access to their MySQL database, go download myCC at http://www.mysql.com/downloads/gui-mycc.html. It is free and installs on pretty much all flavors of Windows. I use it on Windows XP. Hell if you have a UNIX box, just try:

mysql -h quasar.powweb.com -u your_username -p your_database

This should get you in as well since that is basically what the Windows program is doing. This will drop you right onto their server to the MySQL shell.

Powweb more than likely doesn't provide telnet access due to security issues. If you don't have a shell to work from, it's harder to screw with their systems. Not impossible, just harder.


Sorry, I'm just a little frustrated here because I spent 30 bucks to get what exactly? Feel free to correct me. I'm actually looking forward to it because this $30 (non refundable mind you) I just spent should let me get something out of it.


Actually, I don't know why they charge $30. It's a large amount of money to add 1 or 2 entries to the mysql.user and mysql.db tables. Hell, it takes all of 10 minutes to do and with a perl script to automate it, even less.

Same with their SSL setup fee. All they do is point it to their main powweb cert so they don't even have to get another cert.

I'm sure it's all automated, but they have to make their money somehow. Bandwidth is not cheap.

[cjdj]

I use Win2000 on my development machines, and I have found it very easy to download mysql server and client (its one zip) from mysql.com... heres the link

http://mysql.com/Downloads/MySQL-3.23/mysql-3.23.49-win.zip

and you just use the command line client tools that it provides just point them to your mysql database on powweb instead of one on your local machine... and presto... works just like telnet would...

Actually, I like it MUCH better than telnet as the typing responce is instant, and it seems to be significantly faster.

[JLR]

MySQL is was like a yoyo when I first started but now it got better and this is the first problem I have had since I first got powweb