opinion question on mySQL vs others

[funkdrm]

hey-

I was reading an article on devshed which mentioned that mySQL was still not entirely sutiable for full blown e-commerce application. That article said PostgreSQL was better. I'm relatively new to this subject so I can't agree or disagree, but I'm wondering what others think

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Search the forum, this subject has been discussed quite a lot, it's a subject that some people are very touchy about :-)

[smarlowe]

I am not! :⁾

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Yes you are! :-)

[Anon]

Depends on what you need to do. If you need a simple, but easy to use database, mysql is your best choice. Also you need to consider what kind of support you need. If you are just dinking around, like I do, then mysql will be a great choice. I am currently using postgresql however. It has some advanced features that mysql does not have. But for the most part, it is up to you. Lots of people will be partial to certain RDMS for various reasons.