Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
- Last updated: Tue Sep 9 18:42:51 EDT 2003
+ Last updated: Fri Oct 3 21:39:47 EDT 2003
PostgreSQL has performance similar to other commercial and open
source databases. it is faster for some things, slower for
others. In comparison to MySQL or leaner database systems, we
- are slower on inserts/updates because of transaction overhead.
- Of course, MySQL does not have any of the features mentioned in
- the Features section above. We are built for reliability and
- features, though we continue to improve performance in every
- release. There is an interesting Web page comparing PostgreSQL
- to MySQL at http://openacs.org/philosophy/why-not-mysql.html
+ are faster for multiple users, complex queries, and a
+ read/write query load. MySQL is faster for SELECT queries done
+ by a few users. Of course, MySQL does not have any of the
+ features mentioned in the Features section above. We are built
+ for reliability and features, though we continue to improve
+ performance in every release. There is an interesting Web page
+ comparing PostgreSQL to MySQL at
+ http://openacs.org/philosophy/why-not-mysql.html
Reliability
We realize that a DBMS must be reliable, or it is worthless. We