Re: MySQL and AV
Les Stockton <[email protected]>
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Sounds logical. anti-virus software will also slow down newsreader downloads if you're pulling a lot. It might be worth it to set the anti-virus software to ignore MySQL, but some might consider that a no-no. On 1/10/06, Leigh Sharpe <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > I have a perl app using MySQL which seems to be running a bit slow. On > another site, discussing another problem, unrelated to MySQL, I saw a > discussion about how anti-virus programs can slow down apps which do a lot > of file opening/closing because they examine each file as it is opened or > closed. This prompted me to wonder if this could be the reason for my speed > issues. I have about 750+ tables, most of which are being read or written to > about every 30 seconds. > Would anybody care to share their thoughts on the impact that antivirus > programs might have on MySQL? Does it sound reasonable that resident > protection will slow down the database server? Does MySQL actually keep > files open or does it open and close them regularly? What anti-virus > programs are known to cause/not cause problems? > > > Regards, > Leigh > > Leigh Sharpe > Network Systems Engineer > Pacific Wireless > Ph 9584 8966 > Mob 0408 009 502 > email [email protected] > web www.pacificwireless.com.au > > -- Les Stockton 3844 Cincinnati Avenue Winchester, Ok 74421 ----- You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free. ~Denis Lemieux