I'm in the process of setting up a new Unix based server and was wondering what people opinion was about mysql run services.

In peoples opinion is is better to run services like your MTA (Exim or eg) and bind as mysql based, or as standard.

Will it make a speed difference running them as mysql ?

Would the risk of some shared user running silly scripts that stop mysql or slow it down stop you from doing this ?

Has nobody got any ideas/sugestions about this ?

The mysql is the most usefull database. If you do a carefull configuration (/etc/my.cnf) and permit users according to there needs, then you can be assured of the peacefull performance.

keeping a exim log etc does not affect the service and performance of the whole system.

And even other applications can be stopped/blocked by a script anytime, unless you monitor the servers properly.

So mysql can always have a threat like that.

sry, I don't think I explain myself, exim and bind can be installed to run from a mysql database, the question I'm asking is this a good idea ?

Cheers for the input firestarter (<- not sarcastic)

I have seen no problem in that in almost 600 servers that I handled ;)