Noah wrote: > There's a fairly extensive comparison at PHPBuilder: > Part 1: > <http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/tim20000705.php3> > Part 2: > <http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/tim20001112.php3> Which MySQL takes exception to here (scroll down to near the bottom): http://www.mysql.com/doc/M/y/MySQL-PostgreSQL_benchmarks.html The Tim Perdue articles Noah mentioned are really benchmarks, not comparisons, and they don't appear to have been all that balanced. He's obviously far more experienced with PostGreSQL than MySQL, which explains (AFAICS) the results. The MySQL team are quite open about the limitations of their product in comparison to PostGreSQL. A summary of which is available here: http://www.mysql.com/doc/M/y/MySQL-PostgreSQL_features.html http://www.mysql.com/doc/C/o/Compare_PostgreSQL.html Cheers Andrew