Re: MySQL Blackhole Engine

Deron <fecastle@gmail.com> writes:
> We are looking at integrating a 3rd party application.  They currently use
> MySQL for their database solution.  We are asking them to see about porting
> to PostgreSQL.   One of the issues they are running into is that they use
> MySQL "BLACKHOLE" storage engine.

Really?  I've always assumed that was utterly useless except as a
template for writing new mysql storage engines.  What are they using it
for?

You could presumably approximate the behavior by attaching a BEFORE
INSERT trigger to a table that just always returns NULL.

            regards, tom lane