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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
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
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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

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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
<P>Last updated: Tue Sep 9 18:42:51 EDT 2003</P>
<P>Last updated: Fri Oct 3 21:39:47 EDT 2003</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>
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<DD>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
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
<I>Features</I> section above. We are built for reliability and
features, though we continue to improve performance in every