On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Wayne Topa <linux...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 07/08/2011 12:57 PM, Roger Leigh wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 08, 2011 at 12:50:36PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > >> Is postgresql more reliable then mysql > > > > Yes, without a shadow of doubt. > > > >> or are there other viable DB's? > > > > Yes, though I haven't used them myself, PostgreSQL serving my > > needs quite nicely. There are quite a number of alternatives; > > google can help here. > > > Thanks for the reply Roger. > > I tried installing postgres-8.4 on Sid but it too has a problem :-( > > grave bugs of postgresql-8.4 (-> ) <marked as done in some version> > #632028 - postgresql 8.4.8 regression - failure to handle char(4) = > bpchar (Fixed: postgresql-8.4/8.4.8-0squeeze2) > serious bugs of postgresql-8.4 (-> ) <unfixed> > #630569 - php5-pgsql and postgresql >= 8.4 seem to collude never to > close idle persistent connections > Summary: > postgresql-8.4(2 bugs) > > I can't win for losing. > > Wayne > I don't understand. Is your requirement to install a DB package with zero bugs? It doesn't exist anywhere.
