| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Kaarel <kaarel(at)future(dot)ee> |
| Cc: | Ewald Geschwinde <webmaster(at)geschwinde(dot)net>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Which database? |
| Date: | 2003-06-10 19:32:34 |
| Message-ID: | 200306101932.h5AJWYs18793@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Kaarel wrote:
> > Depends on your needs
> > Mysql for smaller things.
>
> Does it mean MySQL is faster or more reliable with smaller amounts of data?
I think it is faster for simple, read-only (SELECT) queries on small data
sets.
Large data set, complex WHERE clause, non-SELECT, PostgreSQL is probably
faster --- plus we have more of the commercial database features.
Think MySQL as MSAccess, PostgreSQL as Oracle.
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