On Fri, 3 Apr 1998, Jonas Bofjall wrote: > On Fri, 3 Apr 1998, Anthony Fok wrote: > > > > I'm afraid about PostGreeSQL because it's not 100% ANSI SQL. We'll run > > > > PostgreSQL is as close to ANSI SQL 92 as you can get, and it is still > > You might want to check out mySQL too. I do not know of its functionality > but I've heard some good things. I think they have a web server on > www.mysql.org. >
Mysql is www.tcx.se. As I understand the essential difference is as follows: PostgreSQL is a genuine attempt to produce an SQL/92 RDBMS. [Some would say misguided]. MySQL doesn't try very hard to be SQL92 conformant, but is *very* fast indeed. It doesn't do transactions (but has a custom locking syntax which is faster....), but does fast joins.. YMMV. Go read about them ;)_ Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
