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 17.5 Feature Differences Between MaxDB and MySQL
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 The following list provides a short summary of the main differences
 between MaxDB and MySQL; it is not complete.
 
    * MaxDB runs as a client/server system. MySQL can run as a
      client/server system or as an embedded system.
 
    * MaxDB might not run on all platforms supported by MySQL. For
      example, MaxDB does not run on IBM's OS/2.
 
    * MaxDB uses a proprietary network protocol for client/server
      communication. MySQL uses either TCP/IP (with or without SSL
      encryption), sockets (under Unix-like systems), or named pipes
      (under Windows NT-family systems).
 
    * MaxDB supports stored procedures. For MySQL, stored procedures are
      implemented in version 5.0. MaxDB also supports programming of
      triggers through an SQL extension, which is scheduled for MySQL
      5.1. MaxDB contains a debugger for stored procedure languages, can
      cascade nested triggers, and supports multiple triggers per action
      and row.
 
    * MaxDB is distributed with user interfaces that are text-based,
      graphical, or Web-based. MySQL is distributed with text-based user
      interfaces only; graphical user interface (MySQL Control Center,
      MySQL Administrator) are shipped separately from the main
      distributions. Web-based user interfaces for MySQL are offered by
      third parties.
 
    * MaxDB supports a number of programming interfaces that also are
      supported by MySQL. However, MaxDB does not support RDO, ADO, or
      .NET, all of which are supported by MySQL. MaxDB supports embedded
      SQL only with C/C++.
 
    * MaxDB includes administrative features that MySQL does not have:
      job scheduling by time, event, and alert, and sending messages to
      a database administrator on alert thresholds.
 
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