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By: Bhalchandra. MySQL Vs. PostgreSQL comparison from a layman’s perspective. Agenda. Understand application. Comparison Criteria Ease of installation. Ease of administration. User Community / Other support. Demo. Not on Agenda. Database storage Vs. file storage.
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By: Bhalchandra MySQL Vs. PostgreSQLcomparison froma layman’s perspective
Agenda Understand application. Comparison Criteria Ease of installation. Ease of administration. User Community / Other support. Demo
Not on Agenda Database storage Vs. file storage. Application implementation possibilities.
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Comparison Criteria Ease of installation. Both data bases were easy to install. Complete documentation is available separately.
Comparison CriteriaUser community/Other Support. http://lists.mysql.com/ http://forums.mysql.com/
Comparison CriteriaUser community/Other Support. http://www.postgresql.org/community/lists/ http://www.postgresqlforums.com/forums/
Comparison CriteriaUser community/Other Support. MySQL PostgreSQL Google Search results 168,000 for PostgreSQL forums 108,000 for PostgreSQL lists Amazon.com Books › “PostgreSQL" 880 Results Milner Library (PostgreSQL)[in Title Words] 3 entries. • Google Search results 1,030,000 for MySQL forums 293,000 for MySQL lists • Amazon.com Books › "MySQL" 2,782 Results • Milner Library (MySQL)[in Title Words] 35 entries.
Comparison Criteria Ease of administration. DEMO
Conclusion Installation was easy for both. Support wise MySQL is better. Administration wise MySQL is better. All in all for this application MySQL is a better alternative.
References MySQL Deserves a Double Take, Reuven Learner, Linux Journal Archive, Volume 2007, Issue 156 (April 2007) P.18 Open-source databases, Part II: PostgreSQL, Reuven Learner, Linux Journal archive, Volume 2007 , Issue 157 (May 2007) P.16
References Open-source databases,Part3;choosing a database, Reuven Learner, Linux Journal Archive,Volume 2007, Issue 158 (June 2007) P.17 www.postgresql.org. www.mysql.com