Re: postgresql vs mysql

[Ron Johnson <ron(dot)l(dot)johnson(at)cox(dot)net>]

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On 02/20/07 15:25, gustavo halperin wrote:
>  Hello
> 
> I  have a friend that ask me why postgresql is better than mysql.
> I personally prefer posgresql, but she need to give in her work 3 or 4
> strong reasons for that. I mean not to much technical reasons. Can you
> give help me please ?

The only reason I'd need is that MySQL (even InnoDB) lets you
accidentally insert intrinsically bad data.  According to the
official v5 docs, it's the app programmer's fault if s/he tries to
insert 35-Feb-2007 into the database.  MySQL will purposefully
convert it to '0000-00-00'.

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/constraint-invalid-data.html

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