
PostgreSQL vs MySQL in 2025: The Complete Practitioner's Guide to Choosing Your Database Weapon
When I started my career, choosing between PostgreSQL and MySQL felt like picking between two identical twins wearing different colored shirts. Now, after years of wrestling with both in production environments, I can tell you: they’re cousins, not twins. And understanding the differences isn’t just trivia—it’s the difference between a system that scales gracefully and one that collapses under its own weight at 3 AM. Let me walk you through this comparison in a way that actually matters for real-world projects....



