>From those graphs, only for low numbers of users. As soon as the number of users becomes significant PostgreSQL blows MySQL away. It's what I'd expect - PostgreSQL is tuned for higher concurrency as it's an Enterprise platform; MySQL isn't (yes, let the flaming begin).
On 12/6/06, Andy Matthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So it appears that mySQL is much faster? > > <!----------------//------ > andy matthews > web developer > certified advanced coldfusion programmer > ICGLink, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 615.370.1530 x737 > --------------//---------> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jordan Michaels [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 9:25 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: MySQL vs PostgreSQL > > > I've long recommended PostgreSQL as a very viable and capable enterprise > alternative to MS SQL or MySQL. While there's nothing inherently wrong > with either of those databases, PostgreSQL has a much more liberal > license. You could pack it up, rebrand it, and sell it right along with > your own CFML apps. You can't say that for MS SQL or MySQL. > > With that in mind, I found this independent test of MySQL 5 vs > PostgreSQL 8 to be extremely interesting. I know that all benchmarks are > relative, and you'll probably experience different results with your own > databases, but the results here are so dramatic it's pretty difficult to > argue with. Check it out: > > http://tweakers.net/reviews/657/6 > > Hopefully some of you find this as interesting as I did. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:263009 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
