RE: [GENERAL] For data based web site, which RDBMS is better & wh y ?

The problem here is to find impartial comparisons.
The question between MySQL and PostgreSQL usually come down to
	Do I care most about speed?  - usually true for purely Web Apps.
or 
	Do I need transaction and the other features PostgreSQL offers?  -
which tends to only be true if you plan on using the database for things
other than web development.

18 months ago when I went looking for a good RDBMS I chose PostgreSQL
because I knew even though all I was currently doing was Web Apps I'd need a
database that had fully functioning transactions, extensible types and
functions, ... and I could always handle speed issues through whatever
interface I choose to use (ie table caching).
	

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	ralli@poboxes.com [SMTP:ralli@poboxes.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, May 19, 1999 1:38 PM
> To:	Kevin Lo
> Cc:	Dinesh Patil; pgsql-general@postgreSQL.org
> Subject:	[GENERAL] For data based web site, which RDBMS is better &
> why ?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am new on this list. 
> 
> I am in a process of Outsourcing  for  Development of  a data based 
> web site for Real Estate. 
> 
> Some database experts have informed me that PostgreSQL is the best. 
> 
> My web developer says MySQL is ideal for my requirement,( may be he
> doesn't know 
> PostgreSQL ).
> 
> Here is a mail that says that for some advance features limitations,
> Dinesh  wants to port  PostgreSQL to NT. 
> 
> Can some experts , users or gurus provide me some insight or
> guide me to some pointers where impartial comparative analysis of
> RDBMS has been done.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> Rakesh Ralli
> http://welcome.to/ralli
>    
> 
> Kevin Lo wrote:
> > 
> 
> > Dinesh Patil wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > 
> > Hi, Dinesh,
> > 
> > > I am working on Postgres currently but we will be replacing postgres
> with
> > > another database for advanced features and different platforms like
> Windows
> > > NT
> > > where postgres cannot be used.
> > 
> > You can port PostgreSQL to NT :) please see my page:
> > 
> > http://members.tripod.com/~kevlo/postgres/portNT.html
> > 
> > Hope this helps,
> > Kevin.
> 
>