I've been working with PHP and mySQL for the past couple years, but haven't really had the 'chance' to explore much further. I see several job listings talk about postgreSQL and msSQL and such.

Community is King Community is king The most striking difference between PostgreSQL and MySQL may not be technical at all. Open-source projects are, by definition, all about the community.

Looking to use an open source general-purpose database? This extensive comparison of MySQL vs. PostgreSQL explores the strengths and weaknesses of each.

To Bruce Momjian, lead integrator for the PostgreSQL project, the key difference between PostgreSQL and MySQL has been that the PostgreSQL project was truly community-oriented; there was no vendor ...