Re: PG -v- MySQL

jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com ("Joshua D. Drake") writes:
> Gauthier, Dave wrote:
>> Ive been invited to participate in a forum which discusses
>> technical issues for relational DBs used in the corporation. The 3
>> DBs they are discussing are Oracle, SQL-Server and MySQL. Id like
>> to introduce PG, but want to be able to address the Why not use
>> MySQL questions when they arise. I know in the past there have
>> been many comparisons between the 2 DBs but would like to know if
>> there are any good, recent ones. Also, any off-the-cuff comments
>> would be welcome, especially if you have used both DBs.
>
> I suggest you take a look at:
>
> http://www.scribd.com/doc/2575733/The-future-of-MySQL-The-Project
> http://sql-info.de/mysql/gotchas.html
> http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2008/04/17/what-mysql-can-learn-from-postgresql
> http://www.commandprompt.com/files/mysql_learn.pdf
> http://people.planetpostgresql.org/mha/index.php?/archives/168-guid.html
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2004-04/msg00992.php

I would add to that document list the following...

http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Why_PostgreSQL_Instead_of_MySQL:_Comparing_Reliability_and_Speed_in_2007
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