mysql +1 On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Trevor Benedict <mre...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well Drizzle isnt production ready. And if you do not host / run your own > server, at times it hard to find a hosting service that offers Postgres. > I my self Love MySQL, been using it for over 8 years now. > The one good thing about Postgres is the geospatial functions, no other open > source DB has them(not like postgres). > I have found Postgres a pain to admin also. Much harder then MySQL. I guess > its built to have a crap load of different things being connected to it. > Another good thing about MySQL, phpmyadmin ;) > > -- Trevor > > On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Ragi Y. Burhum <r...@burhum.com> wrote: >> >> > Start with MySQL, IMO. PHP + MySQL = awesomeness. >> > >> > Try MySQL, and once you've hit a wall and feel you're "stuck", consider >> > switching to PostgreSQL. (My guess is that either one of them will do >> > everything you need at this point for getting your feet wet) >> >> Don't listen to Roger. :-) >> >> IMHO Both of them are going to have similar learning curve. In fact, >> why don't you decide after SCALE? Ask people there. Funny enough, >> these are the possible booths you ***may** find there: >> >> 1) a PostgreSQL booth with volunteers dedicated to make an awesome >> database http://www.postgresql.org/ >> >> 2) A MySQL booth paid by Oracle http://dev.mysql.com/ (scroll all the >> way to the bottom and enjoy the Oracle logo) >> >> 3) A MariaDB booth - Monty's fork - which will probably will have all >> the whining about wanting MySQL saved (of course, without having him >> to return any of the millions he made with the original sale) >> http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB >> >> 4) A Drizzle booth https://launchpad.net/drizzle - IMHO the only 'good >> guys' in this whole MySQL fiasco. Granted, it is a re-design of a lot >> of the mysql components - done right. Brian Aker - the brains behind >> this project - does amazing software (and presentations) and is a >> super smart down-to-earth guy. Memcached and Gearman are some of the >> projects where he has spent a lot of time. >> >> Remember that the community (and thus the people) behind an open >> source project is one of the most important things in this ecosystem. >> We don't "speak with our dollars", we speak with community involvement >> and software usage. Save a baby bit - pick PostgreSQL or Drizzle. >> >> - Ragi >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > >
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