On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 2:35 AM, Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Yan Cheng CHEOK, 17.05.2010 03:21: >> >> 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. >> > > Why on earth would anybody compare database performance using a command that > is usually executed only once in the lifetime of a database? > > It's like saying "The car from manufacturer A is slower than the one from > manufacturer B, because it takes 1 second longer to start the engine..." I refer you to this classic post on the subject: http://www.mail-archive.com/pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg93043.html -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
