MYSQL Vs PostgreSQL
This article is regarding the key differences between the usage of MYSQL and PostgreSQL.
These are the factors on which I found the difference between both the software after using it.
(i) Simplicity: MYSQL interface is far more straightforward and beginner-friendly whereas PostgreSQL is quite complex for anyone who is just starting out with SQL.
(ii) Importing Dataset: With respect to MYSQL, in PostgreSQL importing dataset is a bit complex as there one needs to build a table with those columns and then import the dataset to it, and sometimes it creates an error too which is not easy to get through.
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Whereas, loading dataset in MYSQL is simple and easy with few clicks within the MYSQL software.
(iii) Size: In MYSQL datasets can be loaded up to only 2MB which is quite less in no. of records loaded whereas in PostgreSQL dataset can be loaded containing millions of records.
(iv) Efficiency: MYSQL is more efficient than PostgreSQL when we are running the query.
(v) Complex queries: In MYSQL, complex queries(containing CTEs or subqueries) can be performed but the problem is that if the query is big and we are looking to run a certain part of the query i.e. subquery for checking then we need to use PostgreSQL because it’s not possible in MYSQL because it runs the entire query.
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