Hey all,

Anybody know why Slackware comes with an official MySQL package and not PostgreSQL?

It's not like MySQL is the better choice, or have a "better" license.

I would personally love to see PostgreSQL officially added in Slackware 12.1 (or whatever the next version might be).

Or is there perhaps some specific reason for not including PostgreSQL?

Sincerely,
Thomas

grab the slackbuild for it from slackbuilds - i use lighttpd and pgsql on my other slackware box and freebsd server

I know how to get PostgreSQL, and I'm already using the slackbuild.

My question is simply: Why MySQL in Slackware and not PostgreSQL?

IMHO PostgreSQL is a much more capable RDMS than MySQL, and it's license is more flexible than that of MySQL.

I was basically just wondering why the Slackware Gods have opted for MySQL over PostgreSQL. (or even better: Have both!)


Thomas

aah for that I guess you will have to ask Pat! or wait for Alien_Bob / rworkman.

iirc postgres was used in previous releases before it was replaced by mysql (ever heard of LAMP ?). [nope, didn't recall correct ]
i guess the primary reasons for not including both are size constraints (1dvd) and the easy availability of postgres. ultimately you'd have to ask pat, though

Hi there

I have been packaging my own PostgreSQL for a while. My packages (postgresql and postgresql-contrib) weigh only 7.2 MB so I don't think the size is a reason not to include PostgreSQL in Slackware.

Update: I just checked the slackbuilds.org SlackBuild and I'm updating mine (will add enable-thread-safety; I normally use 26/26 and will leave it that way for the moment. My rc.d script actually does that dirty work of initializing the db, it's a modified version of a script I found at this forum -don't remember exactly where but it was here at LQ)

I mean, if you want a pgsql extension for PHP. I do recompile my PHP with PostgreSQL support and somewhat different flags (so it's not the only reason to recompile PHP) but I would still want to know about others' experiences with this combination (PHP+PostgreSQL).

By the way, I usually recompile HTTPD too.

simple answer MySQL is more widely used and supported, not saying PostgreSQL insn't

Well, of course MySQL is more widely used than PostgreSQL, seeing as PostgreSQL isn't packaged with the best distro out there: Slackware!