Then again, you could just ride the fence and install them both . . . I'd also suggest you start with MySQL though. As mentioned previously, it's the more commonly used DB. I started with PostgreSQL, and wound up having to install MySQL anyway because I wanted to try some apps that requred it. No big deal, they listen on different ports, and if you aren't running anything "real life" you won't notice them on a reasonably modern system.
Besides, there are more MySQL books out there. Lou On 02/11/05 06:59 PM, Ean Kingston sat at the `puter and typed: > On February 11, 2005 05:17 pm, Sean wrote: > > Jan Branbergen wrote: > > >>I would like to install SQL here for my own use, not for any real life > > >> > > >>currently, round now for learning. > > >> > > >>Right now plan to install MySQL. > > >>Looking through the ports there is numerous version and some say for > > >> > > >>server, some say for client. > > >> > > >>Looking for some tips as to what version of SQL and tools to > > >>install? > > >>Also wondering if anyone can point me towards documentation in my > > >>learning efforts? > > > > > > i would like to suggest PostgreSQL if your objective is learning SQL. > > > MySQL only provides a subset. > > > > > > it is by no means more complicated to install or to get started. > > > > > > regards, > > > > > > Jan > > > > What is the difference between PostgreSQL and MySQL? > > From what I see MySQL seems to be more common. > > From a basic design standpoint, MySQL was designed to be a fast language > compatible RDBMS system. To achieve that goal they cut out a lot of features. > Particularly those related to integrity, consistency, and validity checking. > > Postgres is designed to be a fully functional RDBMS that complies with the > SQL > standard. It includes integrity, consistency, and validity checking that > MySQL lacks. > > I also think one of the reasons that MySQL is more common than Postgres is > because when they were both starting out, MySQL got a functional RDBMS out > much sooner than Postgres did and when Postgres did get theirs out, MySQL was > a lot faster (because of the lack of data validation). Postgres has since > closed the gap a lot on the speed issues while keeping the data integrity. > > On the other hand, there are a lot more tools that make managing a MySQL > server easier. > > -- > Ean Kingston > > E-Mail: ean AT hedron DOT org > URL: http://www.hedron.org/ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > -- Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD-at-keyslapper-DOT-net Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) Please send off-list email to: leblanc at keyslapper d.t net Key fingerprint = C5E7 4762 F071 CE3B ED51 4FB8 AF85 A2FE 80C8 D9A2 Factorials were someone's attempt to make math LOOK exciting.
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