]> Deveshwar.com - Databases http://www.deveshwar.com/taxonomy/term/1/0 en Comparison of MySQL, Postgresql, MS SQL Server 2000 http://www.deveshwar.com/tech/database/comparison_mysql_postgresql_mssql <html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 9"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 9"> <link rel=File-List href="./DB%20Comparison%20formatted_files/filelist.xml"> <title> </title> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:DocumentProperties> <o:Author> </o:Author> <o:LastAuthor> </o:LastAuthor> <o:Revision>2</o:Revision> <o:TotalTime>5</o:TotalTime> <o:Created>2006-01-22T17:20:00Z</o:Created> <o:LastSaved>2006-01-22T17:20:00Z</o:LastSaved> <o:Pages>2</o:Pages> <o:Words>385</o:Words> <o:Characters>2199</o:Characters> <o:Company>x</o:Company> <o:Lines>18</o:Lines> <o:Paragraphs>4</o:Paragraphs> <o:CharactersWithSpaces>2700</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:Version>9.2720</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1 -369098753 63 0 4129023 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@Arial Unicode MS"; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1 -369098753 63 0 4129023 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} p.xl24, li.xl24, div.xl24 {mso-style-name:xl24; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; font-weight:bold;} p.xl25, li.xl25, div.xl25 {mso-style-name:xl25; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; font-style:italic;} p.xl26, li.xl26, div.xl26 {mso-style-name:xl26; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in .5in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoBodyText>Here is a comparison of these 3 database servers. The versions compared are MySQL (4.x), Postgresql (8.x), MS SQL Server 2000. In MySQL 5 version, many useful enterprise database features are expected and hence some feature discussion for MySQL refers to version 5 and use of specific engines.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText>The information below is a quick comparison collated in one place from the internet. It should be taken as a first level guide for further decision making in choosing the right database for one's needs.</p> Databases Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:35:59 -0700