MariaDB/MySQL vs PostgreSQL

flip a coin. if you don't like the result then pick postgres and don't wasting time on researching this because both are good enough

for less than 25 people, literally anything would work, probably even sqlite

probably postgres because it has way more features, especially bson querying, that you may want to use in the future

>>60590482
>ly even sqlite
>probably postgres because it has way more features, especially bson querying, that you may want to use in the future
Despite having only used mariaDB in the past, I am kind of leaning towards PostgreSQL for this because they explicitly recommend it. Their arguments weren't very convincing though so I thought I'd ask before committing to one over the other. Their documentation suggest switching databases is exceptionally difficult for some reason.

>>60590336

my experience is that PostgreSQL is superior. at the end of the day oracle would like you to purchase their "enterprise product" so technically mysql supports stored procedures and calculated columns in views but that doesn't mean they work well and you hit their limitations here and there.

The biggest one for me is that mysql/maria SP can't return a table to a variable (which DB2 has been doing for like 10+ years so I assume oracle has done for 15+) . So you end up writing an SP that stores a result set to a temporary table in RAM just so you can use that table like a variable. At that point I swore to never use MySQL again.

For web / < 25 either works.

>>60590336
Postgres is better in every way. MySQL is the php of databases.

>>60590810

mysql SQL is easier to read and write and more forgiving with crappy schemas and key constraints

>reread my post - I was sure it was a pro as I typed it... now second thoughts.

>>60590336
Despite being indecisive as fuck I think I might go with PostgreSQL.

>>60590336
Start with Postgres. If you get stuck and pissed off then switch to MySQL and life will be easier. If you're still getting stuck then find a different profession.

>>60590336
It's a number of small things, annoying details and performance differences that sets them apart. Like MySQL apparently can't do full outer joins. Search some more.

That said, >>60590482 is right.

>>60590336
> What would be most appropriate for something like GitLab or Bitbucket for <25 users?
MySQL is good enough.
I don't code, I'm just a sysadmin. From my point of view, MySQL offers an easy master-master replication, but its way of replicating the data just cannot compete with PostgreSQL, because Postgres replication literally sends diffs of RAM pages to a slave, which is the most precise way to replicate a database. MySQL is garbage in that regard, although it's still possible to work with it.

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I work with all three and got more appeal for MariaDB at the time.

>>60593522
>I don't code, I'm just a sysadmin.

>>60593522
>just a sysadmin
and a shit one on top. if you'd look at the portfolio of mariadb with percona and galera, mysql shits the bed.

sage used to go in all fields