[AccessD] mysql BE for Access?

Arthur,

I purchased your e-book.

Since you seem to be the resident expert...

How doable is this?

The database is currently Access MDB based, split into about 5 different BEs because of data size 
and speed issues.  ~ 180 tables, ~ 10 major tables, ~1.2 million records in the largest major table. 
  The data itself is not extraordinarily large as databases go, probably about 5 gigs today and up 
to 10 gigs in the next few years.

   ~25 users in the database all day every day.

The server is currently a 4 physical core Intel based Dell server circa early 2K, running Windows 
2000 x32, with 4 gigs of RAM.  Replacing the server is in the plan but not in the immediate future - 
not in 2011.

1) What are realistic server hardware requirements?
2) Is MySQL highly threaded?  Will a modern high core count processor help?  Lots of memory?
3) Can I migrate existing mdbs / tables to mysql easily, quickly and safely?
4) Are there tools to assist with this?  Can it be scripted?
5) Can I link back to these tables using odbc in a manner similar to what I do in SQL Server?
6) What is performance like?
7) Can mysql enforce relational integrity and all that?
8) Are there gui tools for table and index creation?
9) Any tricks or things I need to understand going in?

Arthur, as mentioned I have purchased your book and will read it but I thought I'd get a discussion 
started about the reality of actually using mysql long term for a real production database with an 
Access front end, specifically the pain of setting up MySQL and doing the conversion.

Anything anyone can tell me is most appreciated.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com

On 9/14/2011 11:59 PM, Arthur Fuller wrote:
> See my website for how to do exactly this, JC. www.artfulsoftware.com. There
> are chapters concerning this and also, should you require it, how to hook
> .NET to MySQL as well.
>
> HTH,
> Arthur
>
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 11:08 PM, jwcolby<jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>wrote:
>
>> Is this doable?  I am using SQL Server as the data store for Access and
>> positively love it but it is expensive.
>>
>> Is anyone using MySQL or some other cheap / free but powerful data store
>> with Access?
>>