On Friday 11 February 2005 04:17 pm, Sean wrote: > > What is the difference between PostgreSQL and MySQL? > From what I see MySQL seems to be more common. > > Sean
What.....not enough holy wars this week? ;-) PostgreSQL and MySQL are both good database server applications. Here are some links that you might find useful. http://www.builderau.com.au/architect/database/0,39024547,20266351,00.htm http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mysql/article.php/3288951 If you need more info, visit their websites or google. http://www.mysql.com/ http://www.postgresql.org/ MySQL is very popular for web applications. From a marketing perspective, it benefited greatly from the acronym "LAMP". If you're distributing database applications, you'll probably prefer PostgreSQL's license. My personal preference is PostgreSQL. I use it for data analysis and database applications that use MS Access as a desktop front-end. It's been fast and rock-solid. The current version, version 8, is the first version with a port that is native to Windows. I also share certain public data with Windows users with laptops. Since MySQL uses less disk space to store the database and has had a Windows version for several years, it was the better choice for their needs. As I said, both are good database servers. You have to match the server to your own needs. Andrew Gould _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
