Thread: Inquiry From Form [pgsql]
It is of my interest to know the characteristics Postgresql, as they are its advantages, if it is better than mysql and ifthey also have a document that compares these two data bases, if exists a version for Windows
On Sat, 16 Nov 2002, Luis Fresco Zens wrote: Hi Luis, PostgreSQL has been compared a few times against other database's, but they are mostly out of date as of the 7.2 release. The comparison in question that I feel offer a most objective view of all database's involved in the comparison is from PHPBuilder (www.phpbuilder.com) the full URL is: http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/tim20001112.php3?page=1 PostgreSQL has no native port to windows as of yet, but if you use the "Cygwin" package (http://www.cygwin.org) they have a PostgreSQL version that has been compiled and tested for Windows. > It is of my interest to know the characteristics Postgresql, as they > are its advantages, if it is better than mysql and if they also have a > document that compares these two data bases, if exists a version for > Windows > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html > Chris Bowlby, ----------------------------------------------------- Manager of Information and Technology. excalibur@hub.org www.hub.org 1-902-542-3657 -----------------------------------------------------
On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 09:12, Chris Bowlby wrote: > On Sat, 16 Nov 2002, Luis Fresco Zens wrote: > PostgreSQL has no native port to windows as of yet, but if you use the > "Cygwin" package (http://www.cygwin.org) they have a PostgreSQL version > that has been compiled and tested for Windows. > For the record, there are a couple of companies that have done native windows ports of postgresql, though they are commercially licensed afaik. Robert Treat