[olug] DB Servers

[Chris Garrity]

I think's (again) I read a rule of thumb somewarez that basically stated 
"For big(ger) data, small(er) transaction rate go MySQL. For small(er) 
data, big(ger) transaction rate go PostgreSQL."

Chris Garrity wrote:

> Postgres supports more advanced features --- but smaller row. I 
> think's an 8k limit on row size (or something). MySQL doesn't have 
> this rowsize limit, but doesn't do external references (although it 
> understands the SQL syntax for references, it don't implement 'em).
>
> Mike Peterson wrote:
>
>> Of the list members,
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>>  
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>> What database do you use most often and why?
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>>  
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>> MySQL
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>> PostgreSQL
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>> InterBase
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>> Any Others that Are Open Source
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>> Are the databases you use as good for what you use them for as 
>> Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server, Progress, or others?
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>>  
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>> Of those that use MySQL or PostgreSQL,
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>> Is one better than the other?
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>> Why?
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>> Do they both support transactions?
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>> Are they interchangeable or not?
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