| From: | Ron Johnson <ron(dot)l(dot)johnson(at)cox(dot)net> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: postgresql vs mysql |
| Date: | 2007-02-21 05:34:30 |
| Message-ID: | 45DBD9E6.50405@cox.net |
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On 02/20/07 15:25, gustavo halperin wrote:
> Hello
>
> I have a friend that ask me why postgresql is better than mysql.
> I personally prefer posgresql, but she need to give in her work 3 or 4
> strong reasons for that. I mean not to much technical reasons. Can you
> give help me please ?
The only reason I'd need is that MySQL (even InnoDB) lets you
accidentally insert intrinsically bad data. According to the
official v5 docs, it's the app programmer's fault if s/he tries to
insert 35-Feb-2007 into the database. MySQL will purposefully
convert it to '0000-00-00'.
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/constraint-invalid-data.html
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