Another difference: PostgreSQL is an object-relational DBMS and MySQL is a relational DBMS.<BR><BR>You'll also find that PostgreSQL has many more data types that MySQL.

MySQL used to be easier to set up and faster in certain usage scenarios, but Postgresql is so much better designed that it now kicks MySQL's ass for anything more complicated than a simple website.

About MySQL and Postgres MySQL was originally open source, but it was bought and taken partially commercial by Oracle in 2010. To ensure it remained a free and independent open source project, the ...

Community is King Community is king The most striking difference between PostgreSQL and MySQL may not be technical at all. Open-source projects are, by definition, all about the community.

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This book helps you create efficient databases, covering data modeling, query optimization, and more. You’ll be equipped with the skills needed to design robust databases using PostgreSQL and MySQL ...

Even though MySQL is probably the best-know name in the open source database world, a number of excellent alternatives are available. One of them is PostgreSQL, of which the development started in ...