Databases

MySQL — by Khairil Yusof — last modified Apr 24, 2008 05:56 AM

MySQL is a multithreaded, multi-user SQL database management system.

PostgreSQL — by Khairil Yusof — last modified Apr 24, 2008 05:58 AM

PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source relational database system. It is fully ACID compliant, has full support for foreign keys, joins, views, triggers, and stored procedures (in multiple languages). It includes most SQL92 and SQL99 data types, including INTEGER, NUMERIC, BOOLEAN, CHAR, VARCHAR, DATE, INTERVAL, and TIMESTAMP. It also supports storage of binary large objects, including pictures, sounds, or video. It has native programming interfaces for C/C++, Java, .Net, Perl, Python, Ruby, Tcl, ODBC, among others, and exceptional documentation.