[ale] project help - postgres or mysql?

[greg at turnstep.com]

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> Project I'm ramping up on will involve porting a microcrap sql 
> server db to either postgres or mysql.  No stored procedures 
> on the sql server side, thankfully.  Just tables and indexes.
> ...
> Would postgres be a better choice? 

Yes. Although this is a very small database, Postgres is much closer 
to SQL Server, and should be easier to port to than MySQL. Even 
though you don't use stored procedures (yet), your application may 
need features such as subselects and views.

Greg Sabino Mullane greg at turnstep.com
PGP Key: 0x14964AC8 200301021429

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