Re: Mysql or Postgresql

[Aly Dharshi <aly dharshi uleth ca>]

Given that MySQL is still unable to do things such as functions,
triggers and unions (unless you get the beta of MySQL 4 which I wouldn't
recommend) I would ask you to instead get Postgres, while it does
triggers on the whole table well its no oracle, it allows you to use
functions and pg/plsql which is a relief from MySQL.

Nonetheless if you can spring about CDN$ 2600 or so for a 5 user license
then you are better off with that ! if you can get the whole processor
license then all the better ! Otherwise Postgres it would be the better
solution. Get the RH rpms from http://www.postgres.org, there are the
latest stable ones there, combined with the windows based database
management tool PGAcess you are set. Oracle says that its certified for
the RedHat Advanced Server but I think there is a big probability that
you can run it on RedHat 7.3 and 8.0 with tweaks in the /proc/kernel
(relevent) spots.

	Cheers,

	Aly.

On Sun, 2002-11-17 at 22:51, nate wrote:
> Shiva Haddad said:
> > I want to have client , server database in redhat for a IP Telephone
> > system product,  it must be multi-user & ...
> > which one is better , Mysql or postgresql ?
> 
> since redhat's 'official' database is postgres, if you are gonna
> run redhat, you'll probably get the best support with that.
> 
> but it really depends on the app, the developers making it etc.
> I worked with a few developers who cursed postgres to no end for
> the stuff they did, they wished they could of licensed mysql for
> use in the product(no budget).
> 
> at the same time i constantly see people curse mysql.
> 
> nate
> 
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