[Zope] ZMySQLDA installation

[Jeff Bauer]

Timothy Grant wrote:
> I would like to connect Zope to a database, so I have 
> setup both PostgreSQL and MySQL. My reading tells me that
> MySQL is probably the better choice as a web backend (Any
> comments from those of you more knowledgable than I would
> be appreciated!)

My experience was MySQL had better support for large
streams of text data and blobs than PostgreSQL.  However,
MySQL also lacks support for transactions.  This probably
contributes to its speed, which in turn makes it popular
for web apps.

Best regards,

Jeff Bauer
Rubicon, Inc.