MySQL to PostgreSQL, was ENUM type

From: Chris Travers <chris(at)travelamericas(dot)com>
To: Merlin Moncure <merlin(dot)moncure(at)rcsonline(dot)com>
Cc: "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <decibel(at)decibel(dot)org>, PostgreSQL advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: MySQL to PostgreSQL, was ENUM type
Date: 2005-07-27 20:13:26
Message-ID: 42E7EAE6.1000001@travelamericas.com
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So, it seems to me that there is a fair bit of work to be done on
helping people migrate MySQL to PostgreSQL.

So far, the checklist I can see includes:
* Maintaining conversion scripts
* Reviewing pain points and looking at ways of mitigating them.
* Building solid migration documentation
* Providing porting frameworks

This last item could have some potentials. For example, a source-code
compatible library to map MySQL client lib system calls to libpq
operations for the C API, PHP wrapper scripts, etc.

My company will be providing a PHP wrapper script, and will be working
on some documentation. Most of the documentation will be BSD-style
licensed with the exception of the references to my company's services
(which must be stripped out of non-verbatim reproductions).

If anyone else sees any other interesting areas that need work, it might
be worthwhile to discuss them as well.

Best Wishes,
Chris Travers
Metatron Technology Consulting

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