[KLUG Members] Mysql or postgresql

[Phillip Hofmeister]

On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 at 09:51:32AM -0400, Robert G. Brown wrote:
> While these are considerations, they may not nessesarily be a good way to
> determine the right choice. If this is your first RDBMS application and the
> application is not huge, your choice may work out and you'll gain some 
> experiece.
> 
> The best idea is to write the application as  as possible from the 
> specific database being used. That way it is far easier to shift later, if
> that becomes nessesary.

And if you MUST use DBMS specific technology/queries be sure to keep a
centralized document stating where in what file they are.  This way if
you change DBMSs you won't have to search, you already know which
queries need to change.

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Phillip Hofmeister