Re: Re: interbase or postgres

daddy or chips, daddy or chips <apologies to non-uk readers> go with postgresql. it's superb. we use at at work and have had nine months service with no unplanned downtime. fast and reliable and great php support - gets my vote every time. now if only i could persuade my company to stop paying micro$oft .... Steve "Jarek Zgoda" <jarekz@webmedia.pl> wrote in message news:00a301c12773$1d3ace40$836c4cd5@zgoda... > Od: "Michael" <mwaples@waples.net> > Temat: [PHP-DB] Re: interbase or postgres > > > > J-E-N wrote: > > > > > > just want to here comments from you guys. i will be doing a shopping > cart and i'm still looking for the best database which i could use aside > from Oracle.i'm still thingking which is better. interbase or postgres? > > > > Just a few comments - > > Postgresql has a larger range of data types and built in string > > functions, > > Interbase has no text datatype and (I think) "like" doesnt use an index. > > The "text" datatype is present, but is a BLOB subtype (as usually in C > world - it's not a text, it's "null-terminated string"). > > > I don't think you'd do badly using either but I'd lean towards > > postgresql. It seems to be deveoping at a faster rate than Interbase and > > probably has the edge performance wise. > > While Postgres has better future, IB is better now. IB has long way away as > a commercial product, being utilized by most critical user (US Army used IB > in it's M60TTS and M1 to M1IPM tanks). > > Anyway, i like IB. It's always the same - under Linux, Solaris, NT, > NetWare... > > Cheers > Jarek Zgoda >