From: Martijn Tonies
Date: January 7 2004 3:21pm
Subject: Re: MySQL or MaxDB or PostgreSQL or Interbase/Firebird or ?
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> Loosing one table [one data file] is less affecting than 10.
> My view is that MySQL is good because it uses different data files. If one
> data file gets corrupt, you will loose less information since it is only
one
> table [meaning one data file] that is affected.
>
> I am not an expert though!!!!!!!!!! Just an Idea.
>

If you're loosing files, you have a different problem :-)

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
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