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From Matthew Tedder
Subject Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL?
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Msg-id 20020729113653.8CA53475AA1@postgresql.org
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Responses Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL?  (cbbrowne@cbbrowne.com)
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Just a long standing curiosity?

For most web sites MySQL seems to work fine, but overall PostgreSQL offers 
more capabilites so why build upon a limited base such as MySQL?

Does anyone here have any idea as to why so many people select MySQL when 
both systems are open sourced?

Matthew

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