Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Chris Humphries
Subject Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL?
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Msg-id 15685.21438.326508.947535@metalico.drauku.net
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In response to Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL?  ("Roderick A. Anderson" <raanders@acm.org>)
Responses Re: Why is MySQL more chosen over PostgreSQL?
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well that and people tend to drift towards an easy answer,
like php... amazing how that combo is so popular... hrrmm...

Roderick A. Anderson writes:> On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 cbbrowne@cbbrowne.com wrote:> > [snip]> > > e) Inertia.  MySQL got
morepopular way back when; the reasons may no longer > > apply, but nobody is going to move to PostgreSQL without
_compelling_reason, > > and you'll have to show something _really compelling_.> > I would like to add one other
thought. There are many web site designers> that get thrust into being a web site programmer.  Without an>
understandingof database design and a novice programmers (?) view of the> process the benefits of letting the database
(RDBMS)do the database work> isn't recognized.  They code it all in the CGI.> > > Rod> -- >   "Open Source Software -
Sometimesyou get more than you paid for..."> > > ---------------------------(end of
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