Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Is my MySQL Gaining ?

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003, Martin Marques wrote:

> 
> I haven't read the latest review of Bruce's book, but I can recall that the 
> original version started with:
> 
>  In this chapter, you will learn how to connect to the database server and 
> issue simple commands to the POSTGRESQL server.
> 
> At this point, the book makes the following assumptions:
> 
>     * You have installed POSTGRESQL.
>     * You have a running POSTGRESQL server.
>     * You are configured as a POSTGRESQL user.
>     * You have a database called test. 
> ==========================================================================
> 
> Now, Joshua was talking about getting PostgreSQL started, which Bruce assums 
> you already know.
> 
> Anyway, I must admit that if you have PG installed and running, which is very 
> simple on normal Linux distributions, this book gives a huge boost to any 
> newbie.
> 
> 

And, if a person did not already have it installed and set up, would the 
person then have not been required to find elsewhere, how to do those?

-- 
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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