RE: [cgiapp] What"s the best "free" DB for a web-based app?

RE: [cgiapp] What"s the best "free" DB for a web-based app?

am 30.11.2005 02:48:02 von ron

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:09:26 -0500, Josh Danziger wrote:

Hi Josh

> arbitrary SQL statements on the database a breeze. I've heard
> arguments that postgresql is a better database platform; the claim
> is that postgres is more functional and runs faster (I don't know
> how this changed with MySQL 5).

Ask N programmers, get N+M opinions.

In my, admittedly simplistic, testing, Postgres 8.0 under Windows is 5 .. 10=

times slower (repeat, slower) than MySQL 4.1 on the same box. Of course,=
there's
always a later version, which is always allegedly faster, bettter,=
whatever...

So use GNU/Linux.

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Ron Savage, ron@savage.net.au on 30/11/2005
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