Well, since you admitted to being a newbie, I would suggest that you learn with MySQL. It supports several types of data storage (memory only, ISAM, full-relational) and both transacted and non-transacted execution models. That's just about everything you could want a database to do. Development is nearing completion on Stored Procedures which means that Triggers are not far away. Those last two elements really round out the already impressive features built into MySQL.
Sometime, in the far distant future, if you find that MySQL is somehow unable to meet your development needs then I encourage you to find a product that can do what you need. However, I have found very few situations that MySQL was not up to the job. The only other thing to consider is whether Cold Fusion has integrated its development environment better with one or the other. I don't use it (CF) or I could comment on whether it's easier to use one DB over the other. my two cents.... Shawn Green Database Administrator Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine "EWAGW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 08/10/2004 04:35:20 PM: > Hi all, mr.super newbie here, what is the best for cold fusion development? > I know that NASA uses MySQL but I have also been told that more > 'professionals'(???) use PostgreSQL. Let the flaming begin!! > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
