Re: Why does everyone think MySQL is easier?

Holger Klawitter <lists@klawitter.de>

From: Holger Klawitter <lists@klawitter.de>
To: "Postgres-Mailing-List" <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Date: 2002-11-28T22:45:51Z
Lists: pgsql-general
Am Donnerstag, 28. November 2002 01:38 schrieb Tom Lane:
> "Nigel J. Andrews" <nandrews@investsystems.co.uk> writes:
> > Why do people say MySQL is easier to install and manage than PostgreSQL?
>
> I think that "conventional wisdom" is a reflection of where things were
> three or four years ago, not where they are today.  I can't speak to
> MySQL's improvement, but we've sure made some huge strides since then.

Just two days ago I had an argument with an MySQL user. He complained that PG 
has "those weird \ commands" where MySQL uses a notation matching the normal 
SQL look-and-feel.

With kind regards / mit freundlichem Gruß
	Holger Klawitter
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