Orlando Andico wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Apr 2000, Federico Sevilla III wrote:
> ..
> > In what ways is MySQL better than PostgreSQL, and in what ways is it
> > the other way around? This also brings us to: for what applications
> > (real world) will MySQL be a better solution compared to PostgreSQL,
> > and for what applications will it be the other way around?
>
> MySQL:
>
> - faster
> - simpler
> - easy to install
> - very reliable (try www.persiankitty.com :)
> - very usable ODBC drivers (ODBC 2.5)
>
> but:
>
> - no transactions
> - no subqueries
- no stored procedures
- no triggers
> PostgreSQL:
>
> - has transactions
> - has subqueries
> - better SQL92 conformance
>
> but:
>
> - slower
> - allegedly less reliable
> - troublesome to install (until you see Oracle.. :)
> - subpar ODBC drivers (ODBC 1.0/2.0)
- stored procedures and triggers are pain in the ass :->
try Borland's Interbase for linux and freebsd, it will really rocks you of its rich
features! :->
fooler.
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