Re: postgresql vs mysql performance comparison

From: Jeff Davis <jdavis-pgsql(at)empires(dot)org>
To: Scott Marlowe <smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com>
Cc: Rick Schumeyer <rschumeyer(at)ieee(dot)org>, "'PgSql General'" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: postgresql vs mysql performance comparison
Date: 2005-03-07 19:58:18
Message-ID: 1110225498.4089.426.camel@jeff
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On Mon, 2005-03-07 at 13:35 -0600, Scott Marlowe wrote:
> Tune both reasonably according the the best practices for each database.
>

Also, you should consult people on the MySQL lists to make sure it's
being tuned properly as well. And make sure both databases have access
to the same hardware resources, i.e. don't start PostgreSQL with a low
shared_buffers setting and let MySQL use a ton of RAM.

Regards,
Jeff Davis

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