Received: from bjke.com (firewall-user@ganymede.bjke.com [144.210.8.38]) by hub.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id XAA91494 for ; Fri, 14 May 1999 23:52:54 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from djackson@cpsgroup.com) Received: by bjke.com; id PAA28076; Fri, 14 May 1999 15:26:57 -0500 (CDT) Received: from unknown(144.210.12.10) by gauntlet.bjke.com via smap (4.1) id xma028051; Fri, 14 May 99 15:26:46 -0500 Received: by cpsmail with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Fri, 14 May 1999 15:27:02 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Jackson, DeJuan" To: "Christopher R. Jones" , sql@chalmers.com.au Cc: mysql@lists.mysql.com, PostgreSQL Interfaces Subject: RE: [INTERFACES] Re: [sql] mysql vs. postgresql Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 15:26:59 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain I use PHP myself, but if I'm not mistaken there is a PostgreSQL Perl DBI module (check CPAN). And libpq can be compiled for Windows (not to mention all the other platforms), so the Postgres.pm should work just fine. I also think the PostgreSQL's user base is sufficient. I'd say the discussion comes down to I need a fast reliable database, but I don't need transactions then MySQL else PostgreSQL PostgreSQL has its problem as does MySQL. PostgreSQL sacrifices some speed for features that MySQL doesn't give. And remember you get the code so you can fix it. > It really depends on the platform and interface you will be using. I am > just finishing a WEB application developed in NT and transfered to Unix. > I > used HTML and Perl for displaying the data. I could not find a perl > module > for postgresql for NT. With MySQL, the Perl CGI scripts transfered > directly from NT to Linux and Solaris. > > You will also find the support from MySQL excellent. There is a large, > knowledgeable user base. > > >This message posted by: "Raymond Hall H." > > > >Hello, > > > >Upon working on a huge database project (managing 332 electoral districts > > >in Mexico) our team is facing the decision between MySQL and Postgresql. > >I'd really appreciate info (or pointers to) about comparisions & > >benchmarks between such programs. > >tnx & regards, > >Raymond > > > >sql. > >To unsubscribe from this list, send the message "unsubscribe sql" to the > address majordomo@chalmers.com.au > > > > > Christopher R. Jones, P.Eng. > 14 Oneida Avenue > Toronto, Ontario M5J 2E3 > Tel. 416 203-7465 > Fax. 416 203-3044 > Email cj@interlog.com > >