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From: Bruce Momjian[SMTP:maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us]
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 1999 5:04 PM
To: Martin Ramsch
Cc: MySQL mailing list; postgresql-general; randyboy; The Hermit Hacker; Paul DuBois; Patrick Greenwell; Scott Perkins; mcgarry(at)tig(dot)com(dot)au
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL vs Mysql comparison

> [I skipped the PHP3 list because there this discussion is even more
> off-topic than here ...]
>
> On Sun 1999-10-03 22:30:44 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Second, the MySQL folks don't mention the features they _don't_ have,
> > except now they mention they don't have transactions.
>
> Well, maybe nobody told you, but see chapter "5.3 Functionality
> missing from MySQL" of the MySQL Reference Manual ...
> <URL: http://www.mysql.com/Manual_chapter/manual_Compatibility.html#Missing_functions >

Let me clarify. I do mention MySQL specifically on the FAQ at:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq-english.html

and it says:

In comparison to MySQL or leaner database systems, we are slower on
inserts/updates because we have transaction overhead. Of course, MySQL
doesn't have any of the features mentioned in the Features section
above. We are built for flexibility and features, though we continue to
improve performance through profiling and source code analysis.

I am glad to listen to any comments about this statement.

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