> > How many here feel PostgreSQL has surpassed MySQL as the better backend for
> > PHP? This would be based on performance (speed, scalability, etc.) and
> > features.
>
> I've been using MySQL/PHP for quite some time. Several months ago, I
> wanted to port a project over to PostgreSQL. I foun
> PostgreSQL also has a number of things that it lacks when compared to MySQL.
> For example, it does not support unsigned integers, which forces you to use
> int8 to store timestamps, which will eventually reach 4.2 billion. In case
Is there a reason you can't use the timestamp data type? It's
On Fri, 5 Jul 2002, [iso-8859-1] João Paulo Vasconcellos wrote:
> I don't feel that. I run a web site with a big deal of traffic, and in speed
> and scalability, MySQL is better than PGSQL or Sybase. I know because I tryed
> each one of these before getting to MySQL in definitive. Sybase is WAA
Has anyone read: PHP and PostgreSQL Advanced Web Programming by Ewald
Geschwinde and Hans-Juergen Schoenig yet? I'd been waiting for this book to
come out... but would like to know if it's actually worth the $ first.
Back to the question at hand...
Personally I like PostgreSQL for a few reason
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