[prog] MySQL performance question

[Yaroslav Fedevych]

On Tue, Jul 05, 2005 at 09:10:13AM -0700, April wrote:
> I need to set up a farm of a database heavy program (MediaWiki).  
> Eventually, there will be a few hundred instances of MediaWiki running 
> on the same server.  Performance-wise, is it better to have a new mySQL 
> database for each one, or stick them all on one database?

Well... AFAIK Mediawiki needs a separate database anyway (I am running
one). Moreover, when you wish to migrate one of the wikis onto a
separate server, using separate databases will save you a lot of
migraine.

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