OttoJan 11

Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source

https://programming.dev/post/43869104

Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source - programming.dev

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Show threadBrilliantantTurd4361Jan 12
Why would anyone ever choose mysql over postgres?
Show threadScrollone
MySQL has been the “default” choice for a long time for PHP programmers. I don’t know why.
Jan 12 at 7:52amWeb
Show threadEvotechJan 12
LAMP indeed
Show threadWhyAUsername_1Jan 12
We need LAPP . Stat!
Show threadAndresJan 12

@Scrollone @BrilliantantTurd4361 Because it used to be a lot faster than postgresql for smaller sites. MyISAM (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyISAM) was super lightweight, at the expense of the occasional corrupt database (oops).

I don't know how many new people are coming to PHP these days (as opposed to javascript/python/rust/etc), but certainly the older PHP coders grew up using mysql.

MyISAM - Wikipedia

Show threadmsageJan 12
Tutorials mostly.
Show threadwhoisearthJan 12
It used to be free with less of a barrier to entry than poatgrea.