Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL?

From: Chris Humphries <chumphries(at)devis(dot)com>
To: "Roderick A(dot) Anderson" <raanders(at)acm(dot)org>
Cc: <cbbrowne(at)cbbrowne(dot)com>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL?
Date: 2002-07-29 14:39:58
Message-ID: 15685.21438.326508.947535@metalico.drauku.net
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well that and people tend to drift towards an easy answer,
like php... amazing how that combo is so popular... hrrmm...

Roderick A. Anderson writes:
> On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 cbbrowne(at)cbbrowne(dot)com wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > e) Inertia. MySQL got more popular way back when; the reasons may no longer
> > apply, but nobody is going to move to PostgreSQL without _compelling_ reason,
> > and you'll have to show something _really compelling_.
>
> I would like to add one other thought. There are many web site designers
> that get thrust into being a web site programmer. Without an
> understanding of database design and a novice programmers (?) view of the
> process the benefits of letting the database (RDBMS) do the database work
> isn't recognized. They code it all in the CGI.
>
>
> Rod
> --
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