Category Archives: MySQL

Install MySQL Gem on CentOS 5

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Rob

There’s a lot of conflicting information out there on how to install the MySQL gem on CentOS 5, but it’s very easy to do.  On a clean CentOS 5 install, as root, run: yum install mysql-devel gcc make gem install … Continue reading →

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MySQL Is Easier to Administer than PostgreSQL

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Rob

I wanted to title this article PostgreSQL sucks, but that wouldn't have been fair to PostgreSQL has it really doesn't suck, exactly. It is a very well featured database, and was the first open source database to have many advanced … Continue reading →

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SQL – The Crutch We All Use

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Rob

Charles Jolley, CEO of Sproutit and I have been talking quite a bit about data storage problems, particularly in the ineffectiveness and the eventual scaling block you run into with most SQL-based solutions. Facebook's success story with MySQL aside, most … Continue reading →

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