MySQL to drop Berkeley DB storage engine

Posted on August 30, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

Quick linky to the MySQL story I wrote up today. MySQL is dropping the Berkeley DB storage engine in the 5.1 series, which is unlikely to cause pain for many users, and Brian Aker is working on a memcache storage engine plugin — which should be fairly interesting for those that use MySQL to power dynamic sites with heavy traffic loads.

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I'm a freelance writer, FOSS advocate, music lover, computer geek, avid reader, and politically progressive (read "Liberal with occasional Libertarian tendencies"). You can read more on my about page if you're not already bored.
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