Re: Re: MySQL and PostgreSQL speed compare - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Re: MySQL and PostgreSQL speed compare
Date
Msg-id 200101022107.QAA04713@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: MySQL and PostgreSQL speed compare  (Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org>)
Responses RE: Re: MySQL and PostgreSQL speed compare  ("Eric Mueller" <eric@themepark.com>)
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> One big advantage of MySQL over PostgreSQL
> right now is ease of upgrading.  Upgrading
> MySQL just requires shutting down the old
> one and starting the new; PostgreSQL requires
> a more involved process to migrate all of
> your data.  (Of course, upgrading your DB
> is never a simple matter, but at least
> MySQL tries to make it less painful.)

Yes, that is a good point.  We are clearly fixing/improving the storage
system, while MySQL has been able to keep the same one for many years.

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