From: Andreas Schwarz <usenet@...>
Date: 2004-05-24T06:43:46+09:00
Subject: Re: mysql-ruby or ruby-mysql?

Randy Lawrence wrote:
> We're currently using:
> 
> Apache 2.0.46
> mod_ruby 1.20
> Ruby 1.8.x (stable snapshot)
> Mysql 4.0.20
> 
> Do you recommend mysql-ruby or ruby-mysql?  And what version would be 
> most reliable given our setup?

Take mysql-ruby. It uses the "official" mysql client library, so there 
is less room for errors and it is probably A LOT faster than the pure 
ruby implementation (ruby-mysql). I never had any problems with it.

> Based on the history log of mysql-ruby, we're not sure if it is 
> compatible with Mysql 4.0 because it mentions 4.1.

It is.

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