Enver wrote:

>I’ve been using Informix for over a year and I want to migrate to an
>open source database, either Postgres of Mysql. I mostly build
>webbased applications and have had a little experience with Mysql in
>the past, but I heard Postgres is a better choice.
>
>Could someone give me some advise. Which one should I chose and why?
>
You should be asking, too, on what platform.

In my experience, MySQL is rock solid, dependable and easy to use on
both Solaris and Linux (and it usually comes with your Linux
distribution). Most other things you'll be tempted to use; e.g.,
so-called "LAMP" applications will, most likely, run without any
headaches whatsoever. If you like weird things like stored procedures
and triggers and functions (all to be avoided like the plague unless
absolutely needed for something or other), MySQL 5.x supports those.

'Far as I know, none of the above are true with Postgres.

Up to you.