Stumbled across this useful page full of examples and notes on how MySQL 4.x and Oracle differ, and how you can avoid complications if you want to migrate a database between the two…
About once a year I need to migrate a medium-sized web application using MySQL to Oracle.
Usually it’s to prepare a successful intranet application for a move to a formally supported production environment - and in Silicon Valley, that usually means Oracle.
I was apologizing to Monty at OSCON this year about my latest migration project away from MySQL.
His surprising response was, “It’s not a bad thing. I don’t mind hearing about conversions because successful migrations demonstrate that people don’t have to worry about database lock-in.”
Here’s some notes on doing migrations.
