# Ruby and maxdb **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [September 8, 2006, 6:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-maxdb/67966 "2006-09-08T06:02:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![josegalvan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@josegalvan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josegalvan)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2006, 6:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-maxdb/67966/1 "2006-09-08T06:02:51Z")
Hallo, I am looking for maxdb support for Ruby On Rails, but I never found it, Do you know where is ? Jose. * * * Correo Yahoo! Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! Regístrate ya - [http://correo.espanol.yahoo.com/](http://correo.espanol.yahoo.com/) ---
**Author:** ![josegalvan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@josegalvan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josegalvan)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2006, 9:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-maxdb/67966/2 "2006-09-08T09:05:17Z")
On 9/7/06, Jose G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hallo, > > I am looking for maxdb support for Ruby On Rails, but > I never found it, Do you know where is ? I don’t think it exists, but I will say that if you aren’t already committed to maxdb, think seriously about using it. Administering and tuning it is a real pain, it’s a resource hog, and the codebase is a complete cluster\*&\*&, a twisted combination of Pascal and C. It is a very capable database, but for all the pain it will put you through I’m not sure it’s worth it. Chris ---
**Author:** ![josegalvan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@josegalvan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josegalvan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 2:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-maxdb/67966/3 "2006-09-09T02:55:29Z")
And what database you recommend for an enterprise solution with RoR ? Mysql or postgresql ? Or another ? Jose — snacktime [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) escribió: > aren’t already > Chris * * * Correo Yahoo! Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! Regístrate ya - [http://correo.espanol.yahoo.com/](http://correo.espanol.yahoo.com/) ---
**Author:** ![josegalvan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@josegalvan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josegalvan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 3:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-maxdb/67966/4 "2006-09-09T03:33:32Z")
Jose, That seems like a loaded question, so don’t be surprised when you get back 263 different answers starting with “it depends…”. I would say that either of those choices are fine for a majority of efforts. Of course, a couple of key items to consider might be which databases are currently supported in your organization and what performance/support expectations are vs. what support staff are available for those technologies. I would also suggest a little research on the multiple other databases that ROR supports, e.g. Oracle. I am not one to propose installing a proprietary technology if it is not already there, but Oracle is pretty well entrenched in the enterprise and might be well accepted for a Rails effort as well it IT is already supporting other apps on it. FWIW, Nathan ---
**Author:** ![josegalvan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@josegalvan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josegalvan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 4:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-maxdb/67966/5 "2006-09-09T04:01:35Z")
Thanks, — Nathan L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) escribió: > which databases are > currently supported in your organization and what > performance/support > expectations are vs. what support staff are > available for those > technologies. I know. Thanks again. > apps on it. I researched about it, and only find totally support, in open source terms, for Mysql, Postgresql and sqlite. I will start to develop a sales system with Ruby, and need more information to choose the database. Do you have any benchmark with Ruby and the databases ? Thanks again, Jose. > > — snacktime [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) escribió: > > > > > I don’t think it exists, but I will say that if > > > very capable database, but for all the pain it * * * Correo Yahoo! Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! Regístrate ya - [http://correo.espanol.yahoo.com/](http://correo.espanol.yahoo.com/) ---
**Author:** ![josegalvan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@josegalvan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josegalvan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 5:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-maxdb/67966/6 "2006-09-09T05:27:43Z")
On 9/8/06, Jose G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Do you have any benchmark with Ruby and the databases? This question should be about the last one you ask. It has to run before it runs fast.