Comments on: Ten New Features that Make PostgreSQL 8.3 a Must-Have http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/ Open Source, Open Standards Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:13:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Mateusz Marzantowicz http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-2807 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:26:01 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-2807 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.

]]> by: otaci http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-1924 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:47:29 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-1924 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: John Tiedeman http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-1765 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:08:15 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-1765 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: chetan_a http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-1457 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:44:20 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-1457 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: prdola http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-1294 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:05:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-1294 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. 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: totohydra http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-1041 Thu, 01 May 2008 17:00:57 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-1041 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: J M http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-1036 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:50:44 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-1036 nice article, good features to test and try nice article, good features to test and try

]]> by: leblanc meneses http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-997 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:40:08 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-997 [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 [/quote] 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 [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: davidradcliffe http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-991 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:56:07 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-991 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: mweber http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-990 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:34:01 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5679/#comment-990 Likely to be released three months ago in January 2008? Sweet. Likely to be released three months ago in January 2008? Sweet.

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