> Indeed. There are several flaws in how mysql handles data. This is why > to > the best of my ability I am trying to avoid mysql, and use postgresql > if > whatever chunk of software I need is designed to work also with > postgresql. And I recommend developers I work with/for the same (to use > postgresql). These are good examples: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PoFIohBSM4 http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/sql-mode.html#sql-mode-strict