Re: Understanding PostgreSQL Storage Engines

From: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Carlos Mennens <carlos(dot)mennens(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Understanding PostgreSQL Storage Engines
Date: 2010-10-08 21:35:50
Message-ID: AANLkTi=jy+-2xxA4q7skXW_puN8AmTR6pB3uWiRjGap_@mail.gmail.com
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Hello

2010/10/8 Carlos Mennens <carlos(dot)mennens(at)gmail(dot)com>:
> 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.
>

PostgreSQL supports and uses just only one storage engine - PostgreSQL.

Regards

Pavel Stehule

> Thanks for any help...
>
> -Carlos
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