Re: Understanding PostgreSQL Storage Engines

From: Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: Carlos Mennens <carlos(dot)mennens(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Understanding PostgreSQL Storage Engines
Date: 2010-10-08 21:39:22
Message-ID: 201010081439.23252.adrian.klaver@gmail.com
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On Friday 08 October 2010 2:30:40 pm Carlos Mennens wrote:
> I know that MySQL uses MyISAM storage engine by default and was just
> trying to look on Google to try and see if I could understand what
> storage engine does PostgreSQL use by default when I generate a
> database / table. Is there some way someone (me) who knows nothing
> about how a ORDBMS works understand the difference between all storage
> engine options and which does PostgreSQL use by default.
>
> Thanks for any help...
>
> -Carlos

Postgres only has one storage engine. Sort of simplifies things.

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Adrian Klaver
adrian(dot)klaver(at)gmail(dot)com

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