Re: First Step to Major Use: Integrated Full-Text - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Christopher Kings-Lynne
Subject Re: First Step to Major Use: Integrated Full-Text
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Msg-id 4394EB32.8020202@familyhealth.com.au
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In response to Re: First Step to Major Use: Integrated Full-Text  ("C. Filipe Medeiros" <filipe@mercenary3.com>)
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Re: First Step to Major Use: Integrated Full-Text
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>    2. MySQL supports full-text searching (not to mention
>       commercial-brand dbs like SQL Server 2005). Now that MySQL
>       supports transactions as well, there's less reason than ever for
>       web developers to build their applications with Postgres support.
>       Full-text search in Postgres (which as a contrib module is already
>       more functional than MySQL's integrated search) could make a huge
>       difference in database choice. Why be left behind when everyone
>       else is providing this functionality to their users?

Although I agree with your arguments for integration, I should point out
that MySQL's full text indexing and it's transactions are mutually
exclusive.  You can't have both.

Chris


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