wd40 Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 "MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular Open Source database, today announced that the MySQL? database version 4.0 has been labeled ?production,? indicating that it is ready for any MySQL deployment. To reach production status, MySQL software must pass a series of rigorous tests with no fatal bugs and then undergo ?battle-testing? in live environments for a minimum of three months. Starting with the newest release, 4.0.12, MySQL version 4.0 is now the standard code base for all MySQL database downloads." MySQL Version 4.0 Enhances Speed, Adds Key Features The main new features of MySQL version 4.0 are geared toward enhancing the MySQL database software as the solution for mission-critical, heavy-load database systems and to optimize performance as an embedded database. MySQL version 4.0 includes: A query cache, offering increased performance for many applications with repetitive queries Full-text indexing, searching on packed indexes, bulk inserts and other new optimizations for faster query execution An embedded MySQL server library, making the MySQL database faster and easier as an embedded database in other applications The transactional engine, InnoDB, in the standard 4.0 binaries, adding transactions, row-level locking, and foreign key integrity Features to simplify migration from other databases to MySQL, such as the ?Truncate Table,? ?Union? and ?Cast? SQL syntax additions View features here. Download here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eSouL Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 looks promising! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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