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From Dann Corbit
Subject Re: Need Some Recent Information on the Differences between Postgres and MySql
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In response to Need Some Recent Information on the Differences between Postgres and MySql  ("Wang, Mary Y" <mary.y.wang@boeing.com>)
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From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Wang, Mary Y
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 4:05 PM
To: pgsql-general
Subject: [GENERAL] Need Some Recent Information on the Differences between Postgres and MySql

 

Hi,

 

I'm trying to find some write-ups about the differences between Postgres and MySql.  A lot of stuff showed up on Google, but most of them are old. 

I saw this wiki over here http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Why_PostgreSQL_Instead_of_MySQL_2009 and plan to watch a recent webcast on PostgreSQL vs. MySQL that was offered by EnterpriseDB.

 

Are there any other most recent summaries on the differences between Postgres and MySql?

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An extremely important difference is the license structure:

 

MySQL is either GPL or commercial.  If your project is GPL open source then you can use the GPL version but if not and it is a commercial project then you must purchase a commercial license.

 

PostgreSQL is Berkeley licensed and so you can use it with impunity for any sort of project without the need to purchase a license.

 

They are both nice, mature software tools and either would be suitable for doing something like setting up a web site.

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