[Novalug] NOVALUG meets Saturday: MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL

Joel Fouse joel@fouse.net
Wed May 2 11:20:50 EDT 2007


Even though I also won't be there (day o' paintball w/ the guys at
church is too good to pass up), I'd second this question.  I had no idea
where it came from, but the idea in MySQL of choosing which underlying
engine you want to drive each defined database (or is it each table?) is
kind-of confusing.  I'd love to see a bullet-point comparison of the
engines available, with the Whys and Wherefores of each.

- Joel


On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 11:14 -0400, Kevin Kitts wrote:

> Perhaps this is old news - but how well do MySQL and PostgreSQL really
> pass the ACID test? Also, conformance to the latest SQL standards?
> 
> Also, not sure if any of you read this - but some time ago i read
> something to the effect that Oracle bought the "engine" out from under
> MySQL and that MySQL responded that they would re-code their own
> engine for MySQL. It's enough to decide which database to use - now
> you have to decide which "engine" to put in the database!? That does
> not inspire confidence in me... but I'm still curious... and keeping
> an eye on developments... ;-) 
> 
> Kevin
> 
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