----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 1999 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: Minivend vs Others
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Just a little tidbit about mySQL. We use it for Radius data,
I am the system / network admin for the nations 5th largest backbone provider
and we currently have about 2 million records in our accounting database which
is mysql driven. Works great. Has nothing to do with minivend but mysql can
handle more then the docs say it can.
Zack
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 7:19
AM
Subject: Minivend vs Others
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Mike,
I have done some pretty simple carts using minivend on a
virtual server and have had little to no problems. I have a very big
client wanting a database driven e-commerce site that they wish to take
PUBLIC. They are selling information that before the Internet could
not have been disseminate in this fashion. I thought I would use MySQL
and minivend. But I could do it (with allot more work of course)
in PHP3 and MySQL. My question to you is (you being the expert) should
I gamble (only a gamble because I haven't done this size site before) such a
big job on Minivend and MySQL. They will have thousands of products in
the database. One of the deep pockets keeps seeing Oracle commercials
and so he wants that. I don't do Oracle, yet. The machine will
have Linux 6.0, latest Apache/PHP3/MySQL, Single PII450, Asus P2B98-S, 256
Mb PC100 RAM, Enlight Raid w/ 6 4.5Gig SCSI drives. Any input from
anyone would be great!
Also does anyone know of any BIG Name MySQL
implementations that I can show these investors. I went to the MySQL
page and was not impressed with their showoffs. One URL they display
as an example is YAHOOSUCK.COM. Not something I want my investors to
see. If you know what I mean.
Thanks,
George Knerr
