| From: | Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Scott Perkins <2scott(at)bellsouth(dot)net> |
| Cc: | postgresql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL vs Mysql for website? |
| Date: | 1999-10-02 02:33:02 |
| Message-ID: | 199910020233.WAA10622@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> In a discussion with a local Linux enthusiast we were discussing which
> would be better for a small website project to be driven by PHP and hosted by
> nix/nuz and apache. I have seen that Mysql does not support unions,
> transactions, subselects. PostgreSQL supports subselects and transactions. I
> don't know about unions. In any case
> performance is not an issue because of size of project so primary considerations
> would be:
>
> 1. learning curve/ease of use/functions supported
> 1b. quality of documentation
> 2. reliability
> 3. availability of prewritten apps for reuse
> 4. others overlooked?
>
Please see the FAQ item on the web site discussing comparisons between
PostgreSQL and other dbms's. I can answer any questions you have.
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