[ale] OT: PostgreSQL vs MySQL

[greg at turnstep.com]

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> just curious to know which one is more popular?

As someone stated, popularity is a horrible criteria. If it were 
in the least bit significant, we wouldn't be talking on this 
Linux list, as Windows is far more "popular." :)

> I think MySQL is more popular based on its speed and the combination of 
> Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP (LAMP). PostgreSQL has more functionality, 
> but MySQL is catching up. The latest release of MySQL will now do 
> sub-selects and the last several releases will do transactions.

"Latest release" as in the *alpha* version, 4.1 ?!?

> I think you will still need to go to PostgreSQL if you want stored 
> procedures and support for foreign keys.

In addition to triggers, views, user-defined types, SQL-compliance, etc.
PostgreSQL may not have as slick a web site as MySQL, but the product 
is far better and much more mature.

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Greg Sabino Mullane greg at turnstep.com
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