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| author | Bruce Momjian | 2003-10-04 01:39:51 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian | 2003-10-04 01:39:51 +0000 |
| commit | 5f0eb3fd8357c4504a135c3b11a68e89af0a2981 (patch) | |
| tree | 62a1511df8e44a759d4830ea9d4999258a876226 /doc/FAQ | |
| parent | 75e76e1cf5db31fbc812e5b7bc9d3001978fff5a (diff) | |
Update MySQL mention.
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Tue Sep 9 18:42:51 EDT 2003 + Last updated: Fri Oct 3 21:39:47 EDT 2003 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian ([email protected]) @@ -340,12 +340,14 @@ PostgreSQL has performance similar to other commercial and open source databases. it is faster for some things, slower for others. In comparison to MySQL or leaner database systems, we - are slower on inserts/updates because of transaction overhead. - Of course, MySQL does not have any of the features mentioned in - the Features section above. We are built for reliability and - features, though we continue to improve performance in every - release. There is an interesting Web page comparing PostgreSQL - to MySQL at http://openacs.org/philosophy/why-not-mysql.html + are faster for multiple users, complex queries, and a + read/write query load. MySQL is faster for SELECT queries done + by a few users. Of course, MySQL does not have any of the + features mentioned in the Features section above. We are built + for reliability and features, though we continue to improve + performance in every release. There is an interesting Web page + comparing PostgreSQL to MySQL at + http://openacs.org/philosophy/why-not-mysql.html Reliability We realize that a DBMS must be reliable, or it is worthless. We |