How scalable is MySQL?? 2

[AP81]

I have been writing apps using MySQL for a couple of years, however the biggest number of users using one of the databases (not concurrently) is around 200 (with arround 60 concurrent users).

I like MySQL because it runs well with a PHP/Apache setup and is easy to maintain. My next project is looking at around 2500 users spread over 4 countries, with anywhere around 500 users concurrently.

My feelings here is that my company would be better off investing the money and implementing a solution such as Oracle. I would however continue to use MySQL if had the confidence that it would cope with this amount of throughput.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thanks in advance.




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[TonyGroves]

It might be worth remembering that some of the web's biggest and busiest sites use MySQL databases: Wikipedia, Google, Yahoo, and many others.

 

[AP81]

Thanks, that gives me some hope.




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[KarveR]

Dont NASA use mySQL too ?

With the right hardware, I believe the sky is well below the limit of mysql.

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[AP81]

Thanks for your input guys.




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