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EscapeCharacter
03-07-2002, 02:57 AM
what better way to start off a forum then with a flame war :), mysql sucks postgresql is its daddy
imported_unreal
03-08-2002, 06:03 PM
bah!

why exactly do you say that? *smack*
EscapeCharacter
03-09-2002, 02:12 AM
because postgres supports more standard sql then mysql and has better support for foreign keys.
slade
03-09-2002, 02:13 AM
Postgres also has full ACID compliance. However, its major downfall is it not working on Windows platforms..mysql is still a pretty solid database.

-Vic
philihp
03-27-2002, 07:06 PM
real men don't need foreign keys-- see the MySQL help on why they were excluded =)

i would try Posgres, it just doesn't work on wNT. and i'm not about to emulate an sql database
EscapeCharacter
03-27-2002, 08:01 PM
Originally posted by philihp
i would try Posgres, it just doesn't work on wNT. and i'm not about to emulate an sql database

this is the only reason postgresql isnt more popular than mysql, who needs windows anyway.
MattD
04-07-2002, 01:13 AM
bah

real men use memory mapped pipe delimited flat files and sed/awk to query them

who needs this newfangled 4gl bullsh** anyway?


;)


(i actually end up using oracle more than the others, but thats a work thing. and at least were not talking about msql here ;P~

Matt D
inkedmn
05-14-2002, 06:36 PM
i've JUST started playing with sql (mysql to be exact) and i think it's awesome.

i'm almost done coding a little wrapper/lib thing to interface python with mysql.

w00t! :D
manual_overide
05-19-2002, 11:12 AM
2 words:
referential integrity

MySQL cannot do this, which is why PostgreSQL is better. However, if you just need a 1 table DB, or multiple unrelated tables, MySQL is better because it's built to be super-duper fast.
coltrane
06-11-2002, 03:30 AM
I have a weblication created with PHP on the frontend, MySQL on the backend, and PERL performing maintenance for a Project Management intranet site. While I admit that Referential integrity is key, I have found a way to code around it.

No probs thus far
daynah
07-01-2002, 09:13 PM
Hmm maybe this forum should be changed to "Databases" instead of mysql. We wouldn't want anyone to start any flames now would we? :)
Bradmont
07-01-2002, 10:24 PM
Originally posted by slade
Postgres also has full ACID compliance. However, its major downfall is it not working on Windows platforms.

Yes it does, under cygwin.