Comments on: How to use a RAM / memory disk for MySQL in Rails http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2007/09/29/how-to-use-a-ram-memory-disk-for-mysql-in-rails/ John Joseph Bachir's blog Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:24:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: John http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2007/09/29/how-to-use-a-ram-memory-disk-for-mysql-in-rails/#comment-203085 John Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:40:53 +0000 http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2007/09/29/how-to-use-a-ram-memory-disk-for-mysql-in-rails/#comment-203085 Yep, I considered that too. There's even a rails plugin to use sqlite3 memory tables. But i'd rather run my tests closer to the environment in which my application will be running, with transactions, etc. In fact, some of my tests test race conditions, so transactions are required. Yep, I considered that too. There’s even a rails plugin to use sqlite3 memory tables. But i’d rather run my tests closer to the environment in which my application will be running, with transactions, etc. In fact, some of my tests test race conditions, so transactions are required.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2007/09/29/how-to-use-a-ram-memory-disk-for-mysql-in-rails/#comment-203081 Anonymous Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:24:50 +0000 http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2007/09/29/how-to-use-a-ram-memory-disk-for-mysql-in-rails/#comment-203081 Another useful trick is the MEMORY engine: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/memory-storage-engine.html (Not that "MEMORY tables cannot contain BLOB or TEXT columns."). This may make them useless for you. Another useful trick is the MEMORY engine:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/memory-storage-engine.html

(Not that “MEMORY tables cannot contain BLOB or TEXT columns.”). This may make them useless for you.

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