Re: [HACKERS] devx article

2004-08-20 Thread Tom Lane
"Joshua D. Drake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> "MySQL does, however, support the advanced feature of data partitioning >> within a database. PostgreSQL does not." > Well there is table partitioning and then there is tablespaces. > PostgreSQL 8 supports table spaces but not table partitioning.

Re: [HACKERS] devx article

2004-08-20 Thread Joshua D. Drake
Or this one: "MySQL does, however, support the advanced feature of data partitioning within a database. PostgreSQL does not." Isn't that what tablespaces are all about? Well there is table partitioning and then there is tablespaces. PostgreSQL 8 supports table spaces but not table partitioning.

Re: [HACKERS] devx article

2004-08-20 Thread Jeroen T. Vermeulen
On Sat, Aug 21, 2004 at 01:15:29AM +0200, Gaetano Mendola wrote: > http://www.devx.com/dbzone/Article/20743 > > I notice on page 2: > > "New versions of PostgreSQL support standard row-level > locking as an option, but MVCC is the preferred method" > > What this does mean ? Or this one: "MyS

[HACKERS] devx article

2004-08-20 Thread Gaetano Mendola
Hi all, reading this article: http://www.devx.com/dbzone/Article/20743 I notice on page 2: "New versions of PostgreSQL support standard row-level locking as an option, but MVCC is the preferred method" What this does mean ? Regards Gaetano Mendola ---(end of broadcast)-