[HRPM] MySQL v. Postgres -- The Eternal Battle.

[Jeff Duffy]

On Tuesday 14 November 2000 00:46, you wrote:

> > I was looking at PHPBuilder.com and found this interesting article
> where Postgres 7.1 went against MySQL 3.23.26beta and kicked its ass
> with steel-toed boots. 

 Dude. I am a Postgres backer. but there's quite a bit wrong with this 
picture, not the least of which is that he has a single web page that 
requires 16 (!) queries to build. I'm already not impressed with this 
guy's coding skills.

>I was wondering if you guys wouldn't mind
> telling me what is wrong with this picture so that I can be a wiser
> consumer in the future.

 Well,

 First, it's a benchmark, and a home-grown one at that, so it's fairly 
useless. Second, comparing Postgres and MySQL in that context is silly, 
since they are two different pieces of software aimed at two different 
markets. Lastly, if this guy says that head to head, without needing 
any advanced functionality, that Postgres smoked MySQL by that large a 
margin, he's either lying, smoking crack, or both.

 Now, if you want to know why I don't use MySQL for tracking systems 
data, but I do use Postgres ... :)

 Jeff

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