Re: Why does everyone think MySQL is easier?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Nigel J(dot) Andrews" <nandrews(at)investsystems(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Why does everyone think MySQL is easier?
Date: 2002-11-28 00:38:24
Message-ID: 29429.1038443904@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Nigel J. Andrews" <nandrews(at)investsystems(dot)co(dot)uk> writes:
> Why do people say MySQL is easier to install and manage than PostgreSQL?

I think that "conventional wisdom" is a reflection of where things were
three or four years ago, not where they are today. I can't speak to
MySQL's improvement, but we've sure made some huge strides since then.

regards, tom lane

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