Michael Hannon wrote:
> Hi, folks.  If you have any words of wisdom about the relative
> merits of PostgreSQL and MySQL, would you please send them to
> me?
>
> It would be ideal to hear opinions/experiences, etc., that
> relate to the CURRENT versions of these products, but
> ancient prejudices, gossip, etc., are all OK. 
>
>   

In my experience Postgres is a suitable replacement for some backend 
enterprise databases like Oracle & Informix and it's pgSQL language is 
similar to PL/SQL. It was designed to emulate some of the more advanced 
features like large objects, triggers & transactions (though MySQL has 
added support for these recently). There is a very tight developer 
community around Postgres, and commercial support is available via 
PostgreSQL, Inc. http://www.pgsql.com and RedHat. In general, if you 
building a Web based (LAMP) database MySQL may be more flexible, but if 
you need Enterprise classs dbase features, SQL compatiblilty, HA & 
stability Postgres may be the better choice.

PostgreSQL versus MySQL: an unbiased comparison
http://www-css.fnal.gov/dsg/external/freeware/pgsql-vs-mysql.html

PostgreSQL vs. MySQL vs. Commercial Databases: It's All About What You Need
http://www.devx.com/dbzone/Article/20743/0/page/table1

Slashdot | PostgreSQL vs. MySQL comparison
http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/18/1152230&from=rss

-Art@JAX