Re: PostgreSQL is much faster than MySQL, only when...

From: Shridhar Daithankar <shridhar_daithankar(at)myrealbox(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL is much faster than MySQL, only when...
Date: 2003-11-26 06:13:41
Message-ID: 3FC44495.40004@myrealbox.com
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Robert Treat wrote:
> Yes. I think the gist of your post was "out of the box postgresql
> performed like garbage compared to mysql, but then i spent some time
> tweaking and tuning, taking advantage of indexes, and now it performs so
> quickly that i am unable to make any changes within mysql to match
> postgresql's performance"

I would put it this way. 'Applications designed for mysql does not perform good
when ported to postgresql when porting means "just make it work with postgresql"'.

Rather obvious isn't it?

Shridhar

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