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

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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
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<P>Last updated: Tue Sep 9 18:42:51 EDT 2003</P>
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<P>Last updated: Fri Oct 3 21:39:47 EDT 2003</P>
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<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
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<DD>PostgreSQL has performance similar to other commercial and
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open source databases. it is faster for some things, slower for
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others. In comparison to MySQL or leaner database systems, we are
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slower on inserts/updates because of transaction overhead. Of
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faster for multiple users, complex queries, and a read/write query
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load. MySQL is faster for SELECT queries done by a few users. Of
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course, MySQL does not have any of the features mentioned in the
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<I>Features</I> section above. We are built for reliability and
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features, though we continue to improve performance in every

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