Clients aside, and as Christopher wrote, there are lots of differences between the two systems. PostgreSQL supports higher-end Enterprise-level RDBMS features. MySQL tends to be quicker. For example, and as just one example, PostgreSQL can store and handle GIS data through PostGIS. MySQL's OGC-compatible OGC support was introduced in the latest production-worthy release. Both MySQL and PostgreSQL are stable and easy to use and well supported. If you're trying to learn something, I definitely recommend reading the documentation. If you have some specific task in mind and think PostgreSQL might be the better fit, post a question to the list.
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