| From: | Ewald Geschwinde <webmaster(at)geschwinde(dot)net> |
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| To: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | Kaarel <kaarel(at)future(dot)ee>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Which database? |
| Date: | 2003-06-10 21:55:17 |
| Message-ID: | 3EE653C5.7050206@geschwinde.net |
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
>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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>
>
This explanation hits mine with 100%
regards Ewald Geschwinde
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