Now that I'm out of college, I'm looking for a big person job in web development. I've been working with PHP and mySQL for the past couple years, but haven't really had the 'chance' to explore ...

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.

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.