As a DBA I have a few questions about what you said here. You have worked with both PostgreSQL and MySQL, and yet you say that MySQL is 'signifigantly' faster than Oracle? Can you PROVE that? And how is it faster to chase down data problems when MySQL has no native constraints in it data design?
Wouldn't you think that since MySQL is 'simpler' to set up and configure that it just lends itself to poor design principles and that you will constantly be fighting with it after a point? Or migrating to something else? Can't argue with the third point at all. In all of this, isn't it really InnoDB that you like, and not MySQL specifically? -James -----Original Message----- From: David Griffiths [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 10:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mark Warner; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PgSQL vs MySQL As a DBA and someone who has worked both with PostgresQL and MySQL, I think I can answer this knowingly. First, MySQL is significantly faster than PostgresQL and Oracle. Second, MySQL is also a simpler database to set up and configure. Third, the documentation is better, and there are far more third party books out there. Fourth, MySQL has a more impressive list of customers. Yes, there are some large PostgresQL customers (the .org domain system?), but none like Yahoo and Slashdot. MySQL does not have triggers, stored procedures or views yet. Sub-selects should be out in six months. After fighting with PostgresQL to try to get it to use indexes, rewriting tonnes of queries, and still getting poor performance, I gave up on it. I prefer MySQL with InnoDB. Some of the gotcha's are valid, and others can be found in any database. Forewarned is forearmed. David. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mark Warner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 6:51 AM Subject: Re: PgSQL vs MySQL > > > What advantages, besides ease of setup, does MySQL hold over PostgreSQL? > > It would seem, to me, that the two are close competitors (both in > > quality, and performance). > > Are you sure about quality? Check out: > > http://sql-info.de/mysql/gotchas.html > > You can check out postgresql's on the same site but they are significally less critical. After reviewing this and talking to some other people i'm switching over to postgresql. I'm sure there is a place with mysql but I don't think i'd trust it for anything critical unless you very confident your developers know what they are doing. > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
