Hey, Threadiverse! I’m looking for informed opinions on database choices.

I can stand up an Internet-facing application and have it use either MySQL or PostgreSQL. Which is the better choice, and why do you think so?

Thanks!

    • Björn Tantau
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      63 months ago

      Maria is MySQL. More specifically it is a fork with many additional features.

        • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍
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          63 months ago

          Actually, really good point. Sorry, person-I-responded-to. I thought you (PIRT) were comparing Maria to Postgres, when you (PIRT) were referring to Maria vs MySQL.

          Both PostgreSQL and MariaDB are OSS and free; MySQL is covered with cooties and boogers, and you don’t want to get any of it on you.

          • @Forester@pawb.social
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            43 months ago

            Hi, I’m actually the guy you’re trying to respond to but yes that is exactly what I was trying to State