Yan Cheng CHEOK <yccheok@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Recently, I try to introduce my friend to use PostgreSQL. > However, he first impression is that. PostgreSQL is much slower compared to MySQL. He realize he has to wait for 7 seconds, to create a tmp database. Just for the record, CREATE DATABASE in postgres has approximately nothing to do with CREATE DATABASE in mysql --- the latter is more or less equivalent to what we call CREATE SCHEMA. So if you're going to form speed impressions based on just this one operation, try comparing those two commands. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general