On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 03:21:02PM -0400, Levi Smith wrote: > Yeah, if there's one thing I've learned looking for database stuff it's that > PostgreSQL and MySQL have strong supporters on both sides. I'm not looking > to create a war either. My concern from what LITTLE I know is that it sounds > like there's less support/compatibility for PostgreSQL and it's maybe a > little more complicated? > This being my first real foray into the whole database thing in general I'm > trying to find the simplest/sturdiest/best supported way in. Am I making > PostgreSQL seem harder than it is for a Newb? Or am I better off sticking > with MySQL? > > Levi (: > -Not trying to start a war here... >
My approach would be to determine which has the features I'm most likely to need and learn that. Assume that the learning curves will be close to the same, at least at first, but that your learning time is a finite resource. -- Lan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Guy, SCM Specialist 858-354-0616 -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
