[Digikam-users] Run Digikam @ Sqlite or Mysql benefits/limitations?

[Marcel Wiesweg]

> 
> I have discovered that I can run Digikan with "Type" setting of Sqlite in
> the database setting. Is the performance of Digikam diminished  or its
> integrity compromised by running it with Sqlite?

SQLite is currently the standard option and the one which most of the active 
developers are using. The MySQL backend has bugs.
In principle, MySQL can be more performant than Sqlite as regards concurrent 
write operations. For reading, SQLite is very fast.