“The DVD shop created by MySQL is the hands-down winner of the performance crown,” the magazine summarizes. “It clearly demonstrates the capabilities of a carefully configured MySQL/PHP application.” The MySQL DVD online store was able to process 3,664 orders per minute (opm). If a second computer had been used, the figure would have gone up to 6,000 opm, showing that MySQL is highly suitable for business use.
c´t draws additional conclusions: “MySQL is obviously by far the most popular database among developers.” More than half of the solutions submitted were created using MySQL. No database product by any other manufacturer was listed more than once among working solutions. Of the well-known brands, DB2 Express (1,537 opm) and Oracle Express (1,412 opm) placed seventh and eighth. Fellow open source database PostgreSQL ranked thirteenth, with 120 opm.
“We’re very proud of the outstanding success our benchmark team has achieved — showing how fast MySQL can be for everyday, transaction-intensive tasks,” said Robin Schumacher, director of product management for MySQL AB. “The performance edge of the MySQL entry is a testament to their skills and the product itself. These results show the power of MySQL in an affordable scaled-out Web environment – whether developers choose to ‘do-it-themselves’, or take advantage of MySQL’s own world-class in-house expertise and professional services.”
c’t is regarded as Germany’s most comprehensive source of information for computer professionals and power users. The bi-weekly magazine publishes more than 380,000 copies per issue and has a very popular Web site, especially within the open source community.
The complete MySQL results from the c’t database contest can be downloaded at http://www.mysql.de/ct-dbcontest (German language).
MySQL AB will be holding two European customer conferences in London and Munich in October 2006 — featuring special presentations on MySQL performance tuning. For more information, please visit http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/european-conf erences/.
About MySQL
MySQL AB develops and supports a family of high performance, affordable database products — including MySQL Network, a comprehensive set of certified software and premium support services. The company’s flagship product is the MySQL Server, the world’s most popular open source database, with more than 10 million active installations. Many of the world’s largest organizations, including Yahoo!, Alcatel, The Associated Press, Suzuki and NASA are realizing significant cost savings by using MySQL to power high-volume Web sites, business-critical enterprise applications and packaged software.
With headquarters in Sweden and the United States — and operations around the world — MySQL AB supports both open source values and corporate customers’ needs in a profitable, sustainable business. For more information about MySQL, please visit www.mysql.com.”
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