PostgreSQL Administration for MySQL Admins | Linux Today

PostgreSQL Administration for MySQL Admins

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 18, 2012

When people think about deploying an open source web ecosystem, they often choose Linux, along with Apache, PHP, and the MySQL database. However, MySQL isn’t the only mature and feature-rich open source option; rival PostgreSQL can be an equally good choice. While the two are both relational databases, they differ when it comes to implementation details. But don’t worry – if you know how to manage MySQL, you can learn how to handle PostgreSQL fairly quickly.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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