| Subject | RE: MySQL Vs PostgreSQL Vs IB |
|---|---|
| Author | John Anderson |
| Post date | 2000-08-03T00:20:03Z |
About a year ago, my company decided to have a
look at MySQL because the linux platform and system level apps (like
Apache, QMail, Hylafax. etc) have proven to be extremely solid (and have saved
me from the heart attach I was certainly dure from trying to get their MS
counterparts to cooperate!)
On begining our research, we expected to find a
reliable, feature rich database that we could use on the internet. As we are a
small company, not looking for millions of hits per day, we were not entirely
concerned with the speed, as long as it was reasonable. What we found was an
engine that was fast, but was almost entirely lacking of the features what
would qualify it as a serious database product (no transactions, poor locking,
no referential integrety)
I am glad to see that this article confirms our
findings, but am confused that after concluding that the products could not be
compared, it ended in a comparison that MySQL would always win.
John Anderson.