do u think MYSQL is reliable?

rajesh_nk22 said:

if yes, can u rely on this free database?
I am opinion that, it is riskty to develop systems based on mysql.

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Are you aware of Wikipedia project? < *en.wikipedia.org >
Are you aware that Wikipedia runs opn top of a PHP & MySQL based application called Mediawiki?

If MySQL can power Wikipedia, then why can't it run your project? If your project more complex than Wikipedia?

rajesh_nk22 said:

is anyone here using mysql for practicle purpose. Is anyone using mysql for commercial purpose , if yes, can u rely on this free database?

I am opinion that, it is riskty to develop systems based on mysql.

Am i right in this regard?

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I guess u haven't search it on net, else u would have find,

99% of forums r working on PHP-MySQL
secondly, being free it's major advantage...

and u'll find a lot of big cooprate sites r based on php.............

A few known customers od MySQL

BioPharma

* BASE: BioArray Software Environment
* Bayer
* Center for Biological Sequence Analysis (CBS)
* Colgate
* Ensembl Genome Browser
* EraGen Biosciences
* Genome Sciences Center (GSC)
* Sanger Institute
* The Institute for Genomic Research

Defense

* AIRBUS/EADS
* EUROCOPTER
* French Ministry of Defense
* Los Alamos National Laboratory

e-Commerce

* CanadaDrugs.com
* Charlwood eMarketing
* Evite
* Friend Finder Network
* Friendster
* Google
* Lycos Europe
* Mobile.de
* Powell's books
* PriceGrabber.com
* Spray
* Ticketmaster
* Yahoo!

Education

* American Education Corporation
* AUF (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie)
* CERN - The ATLAS Experiment at LHC
* LeapFrog SchoolHouse
* MIT Lincoln Lab
* Red Deer College
* University of California, Berkeley
* University of Texas

Energy

* ENERCON
* Fortum
* Fuel Cells 2000
* Pason Systems Inc.
* Schlumberger Industries

Finance

* Aizawa-Securities Ltd.
* APRIL GROUP
* Boursorama
* CLASS / Credit Lyonnais
* HypoVereinsbank
* Lloyds TSB Bank
* Nuernberger Versicherungsgruppe
* Securities America

Gaming

* Greyhound-Data
* Ongame (PokerRoom.com)
* SimDynasty

Government

* ADEME
* Australian Sports Commission
* City of New York
* CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales)
* CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
* Department of Homeland Security
* Deutsche Post
* Government Open Code Collaborative (GOCC)
* IRSN (Institut de Radioproctection et de Surete Nucleaire)
* NASA
* NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL)
* Pottawattamie County
* RATP
* State of Illinois
* State of Michigan
* State of Minnesota
* State of New York
* State of Parana
* State of Rhode Island
* U.S. Census Bureau

Healthcare

* InsiteOne
* Institut Curie
* Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)
* Swisslog
* UNICEF
* Westone Laboratories, Inc.

Manufacturing

* Avery Dennison
* Braun
* DaimlerChrysler
* Epson
* Hillerich & Bradsby (Louisville Slugger)
* Toyota France
* Toyota South Africa
* Trace Die Cast, Inc.
* WS Atkins PLC
* Yamaha

Media

* AlwaysOn Network
* Associated Press
* BBC Technology
* Bloomberg L.P.
* Chicago Sun-Times
* CitySearch
* CNET Networks
* CraigsList.com
* Eniro
* EurotaxGlass Schweiz AG
* Freshmeat.net
* Hoover's
* Hot or Not
* LiveJournal.com
* Nine Systems
* SBS (Australia)
* Slashdot
* Technorati
* The Weather Channel (Weather.com)
* Wikipedia

Open Source Projects

* eGroupWare
* Fedora Project
* LAMP (Linux/Apache/MySQL/Perl/PHP/Python)
* OpenOffice
* osCommerce
* PHP-Nuke
* phpBB
* PHProjekt
* PostNuke
* Snort
* SugarCRM
* WAMP (Windows/Apache/MySQL/Perl/PHP/Python)
* XOOPS

Retail

* Axfood AB
* Braintree Sourcing (Stop & Shop)
* De La Rue
* Donut King
* H&M Rowells
* Macy's West
* Omaha Steaks
* SAGEM Monetel
* Suzuki
* Yves Rocher

Technology

* Agilent
* Agilent Technologies
* Apple
* BMC
* Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
* Dell
* Guillemot Corporation
* Hewlett-Packard
* Hyperion
* Intel
* LiveWorld
* Matra Grolier Network
* McAfee
* Mediapps SA
* Motorola
* NEC
* NetIQ
* NetQoS
* Novell
* Quest Software
* Right Now Technologies
* RLX Technologies
* S2 Security Corporation
* SAS
* Sega Europe Ltd
* Sony International (Europe)
* Standard Networks
* Sterling Commerce
* Sun Microsystems
* Symantec
* Texas Instruments
* Veritas
* Xerox Research Centre Europe

Telecom

* 3COM
* Active Voice
* Alcatel
* AT&T Wireless
* Bredbandsbolaget (B2)
* British Telecommunications plc
* Cable & Wireless
* Cisco Systems
* Cox Communications
* EarthLink
* Ericsson
* F5 Networks
* France Telecom
* handy.de
* Lucent
* Matanuska Telephone Association (MTA)
* Nokia
* Nortel Networks
* Onlinetel Corp.
* PortaOne
* Siemens
* SS8 Networks
* T-Systems International
* Tekelec
* UTEL
* Vocera
* West Ridge Networks

Transport

* Canadian Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA)
* Owens Cargo Company Ltd.
* Red One Aviation
* UPS
* Viasuisse

Travel

* Continental Airlines
* lastminute.com
* Lufthansa Systems
* Pivex
* Sabre Holdings

Source

wow

wow i didnt belive it until i saw the list, that MySQL is so popular. thank you for the list

Wow...mysql is indeed cool & reliable

vignesh said:

Wow...mysql is indeed cool & reliable

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Yup.... open source rocks!!! 8)

When combined wid php and apache on linux server, MySQL is da best...

I think mySQL will be more stable than MS SQL or Oracle if you ignore the support. But I doubt you will need paid support looking at the crash tests each production release of mySQL undergoes and the user tests. If you want this database for a site or forum, I'd suggest you look at it better than other rational database systems. Some of the biggest forums in the world have a mySQL backend including the Winamp forums and theadminzone.com , ozzu.com, offtopic.com