Re: [courier-users] MySQL vs PostgreSQL

[Gordon Messmer]

On Jun 2, 2005, at 12:41 AM, Robert Penz wrote: mysql is faster and postgresql has more features. for storing only account data (which is only one table) use mysql. If you build a real db� application (with subqueries, stored procedures, ...) use postgresql. Not to start a pointless argument, but the idea that mysql is faster than postgresql is outdated.� It used to be true, but really isn't any more. I recommend that people use what they know, and if they know neither, then learn postgresql.� Its feature set is better, and the documentation for its SQL queries is closer to the ANSI standard.� IMO, knowledge of postgresql translates to other servers better than the reverse.