Merlin Moncure wrote: > http://www.zabbix.com/manual/v1.1/install.php > > in section PostgreSQL vs MySQL : > [quoting] > Regarding the choice between PostgreSQL and MySQL, MySQL is > recommended for several reasons: > > * MySQL is faster > > recent benchmarks using ZABBIX clearly show that PostgreSQL > (7.1.x) is at least 10 times slower than MySQL (3.23.29) > > Note: These results are predictable. ZABBIX server processes use > simple SQL statements like single row INSERT, UPDATE and simple SELECT > operators. In such environment, use of advanced SQL engine (like > PostgreSQL) is overkill. > * no need to constantly run resource-hungry command "vacuum" for MySQL > * MySQL is used as a primary development platform. > > If you do use PostgreSQL, zabbix_server will periodically (defined in > HousekeepingFrequency) execute command vacuum analyze. > [done] > > anybody know these guys? this is right off the mysql anti-postgresql > advocacy page. Well they may be right that far back. But 7.1 is years and years old. Joshua D. Drake > > merlin > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/
