Database Startup

[Clint]

>>From your experiences, is there any advantage of one over the other, or one
> being more difficult to configure/maintain than the other?

I can only speak about MySQL, as I haven't had any experience with 
PostgreSQL. I learned MySQL first since my host provider supports it, 
and doesn't support PostgreSQL. I'm not necessarily a cheerleader for 
MySQL -- it's just the first DBMS tool that I learned, and I've decided 
to stick with it for the tasks that I have requiring a database. (But 
I'm that way about a lot things <grin>: I've stuck with the "first one I 
learned" with these as well: Gnome, Emacs!)

I think you'll find strong supporters of both DBMS on this list. It may 
simply depend on your needs. If your needs are db-backed websites, then 
perhaps MySQL and its speed will suit you just fine. I believe you 
originally mentioned needing to develop a phpBB site -- MySQL will be 
fine for that job.

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Clint <clint at penguinsolutions.org>