| From: | Jeff Kowalczyk <jtk(at)yahoo(dot)com> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Postgresql vs. MySql - need feature matrix for current versions |
| Date: | 2003-11-20 16:12:37 |
| Message-ID: | pan.2003.11.20.16.12.36.309396@yahoo.com |
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It would be helpful to both communities if there was a factual
feature-by-feature grid comparing the relative capabilities of Postgresql
7.4 and MySQL 4.x. It would probably be best to limit it to objective
measures such as "Supports sub-selects in UPDATE queries". Even features
that are supported by both should be listed, just so the evaluator can
make it as a known issue. A separate supplemental section offering
subjective items such as scalability anecdotes would be useful, too.
An associate starting a project expecting to use MySQL asked me about it.
I had formed my own unscientific impressions that PostgreSQL was more
appropriate for his app, but I googled in vain for an updated PostgreSQL
vs. MySQL table as described above. I only found one from 2001, and many
of the distinctions no longer applied to current versions.
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