Re: Why does everyone think MySQL is easier?

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: "Nigel J. Andrews" <nandrews@investsystems.co.uk>
Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Date: 2002-11-28T00:38:24Z
Lists: pgsql-general
"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.

			regards, tom lane