Re: Looking for an alternative to mysql
On 07/08/2011 04:27 PM, William Hopkins wrote:
> On 07/08/11 at 04:42pm, D G Teed wrote:
>> On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Wayne Topa <linuxtwo@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 07/08/2011 12:57 PM, Roger Leigh wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Jul 08, 2011 at 12:50:36PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote:
>>>>> Is postgresql more reliable then mysql
>>>>
>>>> Yes, without a shadow of doubt.
>>>>
>>>>> or are there other viable DB's?
>>>>
>>>> Yes, though I haven't used them myself, PostgreSQL serving my
>>>> needs quite nicely. There are quite a number of alternatives;
>>>> google can help here.
>>>>
>>> Thanks for the reply Roger.
>>>
>>> I tried installing postgres-8.4 on Sid but it too has a problem :-(
>>>
>>> grave bugs of postgresql-8.4 (-> ) <marked as done in some version>
>>> #632028 - postgresql 8.4.8 regression - failure to handle char(4) =
>>> bpchar (Fixed: postgresql-8.4/8.4.8-0squeeze2)
>>> serious bugs of postgresql-8.4 (-> ) <unfixed>
>>> #630569 - php5-pgsql and postgresql >= 8.4 seem to collude never to
>>> close idle persistent connections
>>> Summary:
>>> postgresql-8.4(2 bugs)
>>>
>>> I can't win for losing.
>>>
>>> Wayne
>>>
>>
>> I don't understand. Is your requirement to install a DB
>> package with zero bugs? It doesn't exist anywhere.
>
> There is no software anywhere without bugs, both known and unknown.
> Wayne, do these bugs appear to impact you?
>
Only to the extent that I would like to install a working database on
one of the Squeeze-> Sid partitions and there are bugs in all I have
tried so far. Other then that, no.
WT
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