RE: [PHP-DB] Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL

From: Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:41:06 +0000
Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Re: PostgreSQL versus MySQL
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> > I'm rooting for PostgreSQL to become the open source app that ate > Oracle. MySQL will never be capable of that, but I don't think it > needs to be. There will always be a niche for small, quirky apps that > have just enough functionality to get the job done and keep the > learning curve short and shallow. > sorry to interject. i'm using posatgresql at work for a calendar system and have found it an excellent tool. still learning and i'm sure i've only scraped the surface but it copes well with 100+ users whihc is what we want. i've also used mysql at home and for web projects and found it ok. to make my point though which is this. i ,too, also hope that postgresql will become the product that ate Oracle, along with MS SQL Server. the groundwork is there and it gets better with each release. my company is on the brink of dropping MS altogether (for internal network and server needs) and i hope it is one of many. > Bob Hall > > Know thyself? Absurd direction! > Bubbles bear no introspection. -Khushhal Khan Khatak > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net >

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