Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL vs mySQL, any performance difference for

2005-10-25 Thread Michael Fuhr
On Tue, Oct 25, 2005 at 02:24:11PM -0500, Scott Marlowe wrote: > Cool. Does it still error out after issueing: > > set sql_mode='MYSQL323'; > > ??? > > Just wondering if bounds checking is still optional but is now op-out > instead of opt-in, or if it's something that you can no longer turn off

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL vs mySQL, any performance difference for

2005-10-25 Thread Wes Williams
NERAL] PostgreSQL vs mySQL, any performance difference for Cool. Does it still error out after issueing: set sql_mode='MYSQL323'; ??? Just wondering if bounds checking is still optional but is now op-out instead of opt-in, or if it's something that you can no longer turn off.

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL vs mySQL, any performance difference for

2005-10-25 Thread Scott Marlowe
Cool. Does it still error out after issueing: set sql_mode='MYSQL323'; ??? Just wondering if bounds checking is still optional but is now op-out instead of opt-in, or if it's something that you can no longer turn off. The whole idea of correct behaviour being an option is pretty bad, but hopef

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL vs mySQL, any performance difference for

2005-10-25 Thread Wes Williams
For what it may be worth, executing the same commands into MySQL 5.0.15-nt-max (Win XP Pro) the following it received: mysql> create table test (i1 int); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.41 sec) mysql> insert into test values (123913284723498723423); ERROR 1264 (22003): Out of range value adjusted fo

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL vs mySQL, any performance difference for

2005-10-24 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Mon, 2005-10-24 at 17:19, Scott Marlowe wrote: > But PostgreSQL won't mangle your data to make it fit without even a > notice, like MySQL will. Note, in all fairness, MySQL 5.0.12 now does throw a warning when mangling my data. Why the client doesn't display it is beyond me. Why it's not an

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL vs mySQL, any performance difference for

2005-10-24 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Mon, 2005-10-24 at 15:37, Jan wrote: > I need a database capable of storing at least 12 million records per > table, mostly used for batch queries. Basically an invoice database. > Some tables could potentially store 100 million records. > > mySQL5 contains many of the features or PostgreSQL, a

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL vs mySQL, any performance difference for

2005-10-24 Thread Jeff Davis
Jan wrote: I need a database capable of storing at least 12 million records per table, mostly used for batch queries. Basically an invoice database. Some tables could potentially store 100 million records. It does not sound like your performance requirements are very demanding. Either databas

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL vs mySQL, any performance difference for

2005-10-24 Thread Jeff Davis
Alex Turner wrote: I would ask you to ask the reverse question, why would you use MySQL when it still doesn't contain all the features of postgresql, has a bad query optimizer, a poor track record on scalability and will silenty truncate/accept invalid data, invalidating ACID, not only that you h

Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL vs mySQL, any performance difference for large queries?

2005-10-24 Thread Alex Turner
I would ask you to ask the reverse question, why would you use MySQL when it still doesn't contain all the features of postgresql, has a bad query optimizer, a poor track record on scalability and will silenty truncate/accept invalid data, invalidating ACID, not only that you have to pay for it. W