[mapserver-users] Mysql support for PostGIS in version MySQL 4.1

[Ashley Joyce]

I posted this query on the MySQL mail-list and got the following response!
Looks like Mysql will soon have support for PostGIS in the next 1-2 months.


On Sun, 2002-03-03 at 21:41, Jeremy Zawodny wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 01:46:47PM +1100, Ashley Joyce wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know if Mysql supports geo-datatypes similiar to
> > PostgreSQL...... I want to use Mysql as the data source for
> > Mapserver?
>
> It doesn't yet, no.
>
> But I've seen hints of that work in version 4.1

Jeremy,

Yes, we will have matched functionality to that of PostgreSQL's PostGIS
in MySQL 4.1.

We will probably start an Alpha release of 4.1 within the next 1-2
months.


    Matt

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