Advantages of using Mysql in compared to Orcale
- MySQL is a free, fast, reliable, open source relational database while Oracle is expensive, although they have provided Oracle free edition to attract MySQL users.
- MySQL uses only just under 1 MB of RAM on your laptop while Oracle 9i installation uses 128 MB.
- MySQL is great for database enabled websites while Oracle is made for enterprises.
- MySQL is portable.
Disadvantages of MySql.
- MySQL is not so efficient for large scale databases.
- It does not support COMMIT and STORED PROCEDURES functions version less than 5.0.
- Transactions are not handled very efficiently.
List some advantages and disadvantages of MySql ?