David T-G wrote: > mysql is a lean, fast, excellent choice. I'm looking into the same sort > of question, though, and have found that mysql is not relational (and > also takes some other shortcuts), and so if you just want *a* database > it's fine but if you want to learn on one so that you can grow into > another PostgreSQL might be better; it's relational and much more like > the big guys. It is, of course, available for Linux, and although I > don't know about a native Win32 port I do know that it's now available > under Cygwin.
if you're learning about databases and sql for the 1st time, use mysql. its documentation is excellent. i would not recommend postgresql for a beginner, since the documentation leaves a lot to be desired when compared to the documentation for mysql. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
