>>>>> "Ben" == Ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Ben> It used to be. MySQL was so fast historically, because it wasn't Ben> really a database (Real Programmers Don't Need Referential Ben> Integrity and all that nonsense) but rather an SQL interface to a Ben> flat file. When the MySQL people started to realise that they Ben> needed to add real database features, the gap between PostgreSQL Ben> and MySQL narrowed. The last time I looked at it, PG was a little Ben> faster than My, but there wasn't a lot in it. Ben> Given the lack of speed difference, PG is infinitely preferable Ben> to My, at least in my little world. >From what I understand, My still figures better than Pg for those trivial little "SELECT a FROM b WHERE c = d" queries. But as soon as you add something interesting or useful like parens and stuff, it's slower. My claim is that MySQL is still fine for the PHP folks. But if you're using a grownup language like Perl, use a grownup opensource database - PostgreSQL. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training!
