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Why mysql? Why not postgres engine?
by slik33 12y ago
Why mysql? Why not postgres engine?
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- ahachete 12y agoNo one is saying that Aurora is built on MySQL, I'd personally like to know :) It's the protocol (drivers) compatibility what has been claimed so far. I'd agree with you from a technical perspective it would have been better to offer Postgres compatibility, rather than MySQL. But I believe the intent is to target both a bigger market (as of today) and challenge Oracle.
- BenoitP 12y ago> tables that I create in Amazon Aurora must use the InnoDB engine It hasn't been claimed, but the article is filled with MySQL comparisons and references. I would not be surprised if it was a MySQL fork.
- gdulli 12y agoThis is likely for the people who for whatever reason just aren't willing to switch to Postgres.
- spacemanmatt 12y agoThere are a lot of apps with complete ecosystems that aren't going to port to PostgreSQL anytime soon. Wordpress is the poster-child for this pattern. Yes, you can bring it up on PostgreSQL, and some modules support it, but from what I've heard, it's pretty spotty and most of the popular modules do not support it.
- dubcanada 12y agoEven though PostgreSQL may be better. MySQL is still significantly more popular. That's why.
- teej 12y agoPostgres will probably follow. Redshift is basically Aurora for Postgres but tuned for data analysis.