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Published: May 19 2008 / 07:38

There is much discussion of why MySQL is more widely adopted than PostgreSQL. The discussion I’ve heard is mostly among the PostgreSQL community members, who believe their favorite database server is better in many ways, and are sometimes puzzled why people would choose an inferior product.
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Kenneth Downs replied ago:

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I am a Postgres user, but I hope the codes read this article. The dump-reload that is required for using Postgres speaks volumes about their respect for their users' time. The more data you put into the database, the more you are punished.

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demetrios replied ago:

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Here are some reason why I use(d) MySQL over PostgreSQL:
Most developer machines use Windows (even if deployment/production takes place on Unix/Linux)
- until 8.x there was no "pure" windows version that was just working.
- 8.x introduced windows support but at a very high price: it required NTFS, and the creation of a special user. This sounds resonable for production but NOT for development were many were using Windows2000 with FAT32 for increased speed. (MySQL worked on all these systems even with InnoDB, and the installation was and it is dead simple).

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