---Original Message----- From: Rob Dixon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> I Recommended using PostgreSQL over MySQL, if you need >> begin, postgresql is the best choice. > > That is a divisive comment, and a matter of opinion. What it > really boils down to is that PostgreSQL is better-featured > but MySQL is more common in the field. For a beginner who is > unlikely to need the more esoteric features that PostgreSQL > has to offer, MySQL is absolutely fine and is likely to be > better supported. > > Rob
The OP wants to learn SQL. PostgreSQL conforms to that standard more closely, and therefore is a better tool for his stated task. I believe that both are supported equally well through DBD and DBI, so that has no effect on his decision. Bob McConnell -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
