On Jun 4, 2008, at 11:22, Tom Lane wrote:
"David E. Wheeler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Exactly. The issue is that application developers, who are not DBAs,
have no idea how to tune PostgreSQL, and postgresql.conf is daunting
and confusing. So they use a different database that's "faster".
I take it you haven't looked at mysql's configuration file lately.
I'm not much into MySQL, but in the work I've done with it, I've had
to create /etc/my.cnf myself. There *is* no configuration file
configuring MySQL until that file is created, is there? So there is no
configuration to learn at first. I'm not saying that this is
necessarily admirable -- it's kind of the opposite end of the spectrum
(PostgreSQL: "Here is every configuration tweak you could ever
possibly want, have fun!" vs MySQL: "There is no configuration until
you need one, then you have to find the docs for it."
They aren't actually in any better shape than we are, except that
they supply several "preconfigured" sample files for people to choose
from.
Which would be a good start, if nothing else…
Best,
David
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