From c950966d44baeb6510594550ead4bb37f1630bcc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rainer Gerhards Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:47:28 +0000 Subject: - implemented $ActionLibdbiDriverDirectory config directive - some cleanup - doc improvements --- doc/rsyslog_ng_comparison.html | 49 ++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/rsyslog_ng_comparison.html') diff --git a/doc/rsyslog_ng_comparison.html b/doc/rsyslog_ng_comparison.html index b5ba79df..5662befb 100644 --- a/doc/rsyslog_ng_comparison.html +++ b/doc/rsyslog_ng_comparison.html @@ -1,13 +1,10 @@ -rsyslog vs. syslog-ng - a comparison - - - +rsyslog vs. syslog-ng - a comparison

rsyslog vs. syslog-ng

Written by Rainer Gerhards -(2008-01-29)

+(2008-02-15)

We have often been asked abut a comparison sheet between rsyslog and syslog-ng. Unfortunately, I do not know much about syslog-ng, I did not even use it once. Also, there seems to be no @@ -28,18 +25,6 @@ comparison sheet, so please don't be shy ;)

syslog-ng -native support for writing -to MySQL databases -yes -paid edition only - - -native support for writing to -Postgres databases -yes -paid edition only - - support for (plain) tcp based syslog yes yes @@ -250,16 +235,8 @@ php-syslog-ng yes yes - -native support for Oracle databases -no -paid edition only - - -native support for SQLite databases -no -paid edition only - + + rate-limiting output actions yes @@ -328,7 +305,23 @@ off...) no yes - + +Supported Database Outputs + + + + + +MySQL +yes (ommysql, omlibdbi) +paid edition only + + +PostgreSQL +yes (ompgsql, omlibdbi) +paid edition only + +Oracleyes (omlibdbi)paid edition onlySQLiteyes (omlibdbi)paid edition onlyMicrosoft SQL (Open TDS)yes (omlibdbi)no (?)Sybase (Open TDS)yes (omlibdbi)no (?)Firebird/Interbaseyes (omlibdbi)no (?)Ingresyes (omlibdbi)no (?)mSQLyes (omlibdbi)no (?)

Based on a discussion I had, I also wrote about the political argument why it is good to have another strong syslogd besides syslog-ng. -- cgit v1.2.3