Re: [mv] MySQL vs. PostgreSQL vs. Oracle as backend for Minivend...

[Mark Stosberg <mark@summersault.com>]

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> What are the tradeoffs of using MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle as a backend DB
> for minivend?

Malcolm,

  I use Postgres for many projects and I use it with Minivend a bit. I
have always been happy with the speed of Postgres, and I really have
come to like and use some features which I've learned are not available
in Minivend. I very very rarely run into a feature that only Oracle has,
and I've always been able to live without them or work around them. 
  For Minivend, users report the least problems with MySQL though. I
have some problems with Postgres and Minivend now and then, and I'm not
sure I've resolved them all. If your primary use for your database is to
sit behind Minivend, I would choose MySQL for now. (In my case, since I
use Postgres for many non-minivend projects already, It makes sense to
me to stick with Postgres for Minivend as well.)

  -mark

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