Re: Understanding PostgreSQL Storage Engines

[Dmitriy Igrishin <dmitigr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey,

2010/10/9 Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@xxxxxxxxx>

Hello

2010/10/8 Carlos Mennens <carlos.mennens@xxxxxxxxx>:

> I know that MySQL uses MyISAM storage engine by default and was just
> trying to look on Google to try and see if I could understand what
> storage engine does PostgreSQL use by default when I generate a
> database / table. Is there some way someone (me) who knows nothing
> about how a ORDBMS works understand the difference between all storage
> engine options and which does PostgreSQL use by default.
>

PostgreSQL supports and uses just only one storage engine - PostgreSQL.

... Which has a looooong history.

Regards

Pavel Stehule

> Thanks for any help...
>
> -Carlos
>
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