Comments on: Ten New Features that Make PostgreSQL 8.3 a Must-Have http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/ Open Source, Open Standards Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: vgiralt http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5242 vgiralt Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5242 A very nice article. Makes me eager to have PG 8.3 running ASAP. A minor glitch: the XML examples are total gibberish in Firefox and Konqueror (this means probably Safari, too). A very nice article. Makes me eager to have PG 8.3 running ASAP. A minor glitch: the XML examples are total gibberish in Firefox and Konqueror (this means probably Safari, too).

]]> By: asharma99 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5243 asharma99 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5243 Great article, came at the right time, i m in process of making an application and i am 100% going to use POSTGRESQL. Great article, came at the right time, i m in process of making an application and i am 100% going to use POSTGRESQL.

]]> By: richard-trm http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5244 richard-trm Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5244 Nice article, this information can help me to decision making for choosing between PostgreSQL and MySQL. Nice article, this information can help me to decision making for choosing between PostgreSQL and MySQL.

]]> By: antonioter http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5245 antonioter Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5245 Great article. PostgreSQL has almost the same features than Oracle and it's free!!. Great article. PostgreSQL has almost the same features than Oracle and it’s free!!.

]]> By: bryanjrichard http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5246 bryanjrichard Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5246 Good catch. I think we fixed them all. Sorry about that. Good catch. I think we fixed them all. Sorry about that.

]]> By: gnuix http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5247 gnuix Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5247 Very nice features, the problem with PostgreSQL is there are no updated resources (outside of the documentation) that comes along with it. Every book out there for PostgreSQL is outdated and without considerably amount of research time its impossible to get it setup and working. Very nice features, the problem with PostgreSQL is there are no updated resources (outside of the documentation) that comes along with it. Every book out there for PostgreSQL is outdated and without considerably amount of research time its impossible to get it setup and working.

]]> By: mweber http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5248 mweber Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5248 Likely to be released three months ago in January 2008? Sweet. Likely to be released three months ago in January 2008? Sweet.

]]> By: davidradcliffe http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5249 davidradcliffe Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5249 Years ago I used PostgreSQL and loved it. The interfaces and features were perfect. It was a treat to work with. I had to move to MySQL because it was much faster and I started creating soem massive tables which choked in PostgreSQL but worked fine in MySQL. With what I have been seeing in the press about the new speed upgrades in PostgreSQL I will have to take a look because I really miss it. Good article. It's just sad that I get excited reading a DB story. Years ago I used PostgreSQL and loved it. The interfaces and features were perfect. It was a treat to work with. I had to move to MySQL because it was much faster and I started creating soem massive tables which choked in PostgreSQL but worked fine in MySQL. With what I have been seeing in the press about the new speed upgrades in PostgreSQL I will have to take a look because I really miss it. Good article. It’s just sad that I get excited reading a DB story.

]]> By: leblanc http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5250 leblanc Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5250 [quote]<br /> Very nice features, the problem with PostgreSQL is there are no updated resources (outside of the documentation) that comes along with it. Every book out there for PostgreSQL is outdated and without considerably amount of research time its impossible to get it setup and working<br /> [/quote]<br /> <br /> i use postgresql for my company. Mysql license model won't work - i don't plan on giving my source code away.<br /> <br /> postgresql is bsd license i could resell postgresql if i wanted to.<br /> <br /> if your programming in .net you have npgsql ado.net driver and all the providers available for postgresql.<br /> <br /> for administration you use pgadmin3 - desktop, phppgadmin - website<br /> <br /> learn + docs:<br /> http://people.planetpostgresql.org/<br /> http://www.varlena.com/GeneralBits/<br /> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/<br /> http://pgfoundry.org/<br /> <br /> all mysql is hype. people choose mysql because its easier which is the same reason they choose php. no enterprise would consider php nor would they consider mysql - check the job market and compare the pay. java or .net as languages and sql server, oracle, postgresql as database servers.<br /> <br /> google, yahoo ect.. are worm applications ... write once and read many they don't need normalized tables nor foreign key, triggers, custom data types.<br /> <br /> postgresql has the advanced feature and was ahead of sql server 2000 for years.. 2005 slightly put sql server on top but with 8.3 postgresql is back in the game.<br /> <br /> schemas for seperation alone is much better than having to prepend namespaces to table names. being able to program procedures in whatever language you want is another beautiful thing... something postgresql has had since before my time.<br /> <br /> sql server 2005 just introduced this concept to the ms fan boys with their clr. <br /> <br /> postgresql has had tsearch, gis support for years and sql server has just barely added it.<br /> <br /> take the time and install it.. on windows its super easy. install activestate perl for windows and then install postgresql. then install pgadmin3 and you'll never look back!!<br /> <br /> - lm [quote]
Very nice features, the problem with PostgreSQL is there are no updated resources (outside of the documentation) that comes along with it. Every book out there for PostgreSQL is outdated and without considerably amount of research time its impossible to get it setup and working
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i use postgresql for my company. Mysql license model won’t work – i don’t plan on giving my source code away.

postgresql is bsd license i could resell postgresql if i wanted to.

if your programming in .net you have npgsql ado.net driver and all the providers available for postgresql.

for administration you use pgadmin3 – desktop, phppgadmin – website

learn + docs:
http://people.planetpostgresql.org/
http://www.varlena.com/GeneralBits/
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/
http://pgfoundry.org/

all mysql is hype. people choose mysql because its easier which is the same reason they choose php. no enterprise would consider php nor would they consider mysql – check the job market and compare the pay. java or .net as languages and sql server, oracle, postgresql as database servers.

google, yahoo ect.. are worm applications … write once and read many they don’t need normalized tables nor foreign key, triggers, custom data types.

postgresql has the advanced feature and was ahead of sql server 2000 for years.. 2005 slightly put sql server on top but with 8.3 postgresql is back in the game.

schemas for seperation alone is much better than having to prepend namespaces to table names. being able to program procedures in whatever language you want is another beautiful thing… something postgresql has had since before my time.

sql server 2005 just introduced this concept to the ms fan boys with their clr.

postgresql has had tsearch, gis support for years and sql server has just barely added it.

take the time and install it.. on windows its super easy. install activestate perl for windows and then install postgresql. then install pgadmin3 and you’ll never look back!!

- lm

]]> By: xaero http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5251 xaero Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5251 nice article, good features to test and try nice article, good features to test and try

]]> By: totohydra http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5252 totohydra Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5252 Okay really...in unbiased terms. What is the biggest difference between PostgreSQL and MySQL? Okay really…in unbiased terms. What is the biggest difference between PostgreSQL and MySQL?

]]> By: prdola http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5253 prdola Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5253 I am still cofnused about the XML data type. As far as I found in docu, there is nothing like real xml data type I could declare, sth. like <br /> Create Table Sales_Comm (Acct_no Number,Comm_Dtl xmltype); as you can do with Oracle. I am still cofnused about the XML data type. As far as I found in docu, there is nothing like real xml data type I could declare, sth. like
Create Table Sales_Comm (Acct_no Number,Comm_Dtl xmltype); as you can do with Oracle.

]]> By: chetan_a http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5254 chetan_a Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5254 Where is failsafe replication? i.e. if link between two database server (master-slave) goes down replication should should resume where it halted. Where is failsafe replication? i.e. if link between two database server (master-slave) goes down replication should should resume where it halted.

]]> By: jdtiede http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5255 jdtiede Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5255 An updated version of Bruce Momjian's "PostgreSQL: Introduction and Concepts" would be very nice. Though I have other Postgres books, it remains the one to which I return most often. An updated version of Bruce Momjian’s “PostgreSQL: Introduction and Concepts” would be very nice. Though I have other Postgres books, it remains the one to which I return most often.

]]> By: otaci http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5256 otaci Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5256 PostgreSQL is great, we are using it for mission critical system in retail sales. But unfortunately, PostgreSQL lacks replication (Slony I is very difficult an poorly documented). PostgreSQL is great, we are using it for mission critical system in retail sales. But unfortunately, PostgreSQL lacks replication (Slony I is very difficult an poorly documented).

]]> By: webprog http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5257 webprog Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-5257 MySQL is small and simple (functionally) - kind of a toy. PostgreSQL is like Oracle or DB2 - real database for real job. So if you plan to write a blog in PHP, you should probably choose MySQL. If you develop something more complicated, use Postgre. MySQL is small and simple (functionally) – kind of a toy. PostgreSQL is like Oracle or DB2 – real database for real job. So if you plan to write a blog in PHP, you should probably choose MySQL. If you develop something more complicated, use Postgre.

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