Re: [PERFORM] OFFTOPIC: PostgreSQL vs MySQL

2003-10-10 Thread Shridhar Daithankar
David Griffiths wrote: Have you checked these pages? They've been posted on this list numerous times: http://techdocs.postgresql.org http://www.varlena.com/varlena/GeneralBits/Tidbits/perf.html http://www.varlena.com/varlena/GeneralBits/Tidbits/annotated_conf_e.html Those are much more instructive

Re: [PERFORM] OFFTOPIC: PostgreSQL vs MySQL

2003-10-09 Thread Dennis Bjorklund
On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, David Griffiths wrote: > > > "PostgreSQL supports constraints. MySQL doesn't; programmers need to > > > take care of that from the client side" > > > Again, InnoDB supports constraints. > > > > Really? This is news. We did some tests on constraints on InnoDB, and > > found t

Re: [PERFORM] OFFTOPIC: PostgreSQL vs MySQL

2003-10-09 Thread David Griffiths
> Thanks for being considerate, thourough, and honest about your opinions. > Particulary that you didn't simple depart in a huff. Why would I depart in a huff? I was just trying to make a few objective observations. I really have no biases; I like what I've seen in MySQL, and I like alot of the m

Re: [PERFORM] OFFTOPIC: PostgreSQL vs MySQL

2003-10-09 Thread Josh Berkus
David, Thanks for being considerate, thourough, and honest about your opinions. Particulary that you didn't simple depart in a huff. > 1) the MySQL docs are better (sorry - I found them easier to read, and > more comprehensive; I had an easier time finding the answers I needed) I can believe