MySQL vs PostgreSQL (was "RE: MySQL install from source??")

[Rob Brandt]

Nice review (possibly dated?) of both at:

http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/tim20000705.php3?page=1

Validates most of what was said here, on both sides.


>On Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at 01:23 PM, Christopher Murtagh wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, mike cullerton wrote:
>>>most people don't need atomicity or rollback. they want to produce web
>>>pages.
>>
>>  This is a meaningless statement, equivalent to saying 'most people don't
>>need stable operating systems, they just want to use their computers'.
>
>actually, an equvalent statement would be more like
>
>  'most people don't need a journaling filesystem, they just want to 
>send email and browse the web'
>
>atomicity and rollback are features. if you don't need them, using 
>them as a basis for comparison doesn't help very much.
>
>the original question was asked by someone wanting to learn. 
>'edification' was the term they used, i believe. mysql is perfect 
>for this. it is accessible and there is help everywhere. that is to 
>say nothing about postgresql in any way.
>
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