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What are the key difference between MySQL and MS SQL Language? [duplicate]

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Differences Between MySql and MS SQL

What is the key difference between MySQL and SQL Server from the SQL language perspective. The reason why I am asking is that I need to quickly master some basic SQL knowledge and need to find a book to start with.

I find this one through amazon.com Learning SQL, 2nd Edition, however, this book is for MySQL. All other books for MS SQL are big one that cannot be finished in a short time.

So, it is fine I just grab a MySQL book and later I can easily transfer to MS SQL world or I should immediately go into MS SQL Server?

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q0987 Avatar asked May 25 '11 21:05

q0987


1 Answers

The following links might help you out.

Note that the two are very different.
If you want to make your live easy, use PostgreSQL, the gap between that and SQL-server is much smaller.

Difference between MySQL and MSSQL

From microsoft and mysql respectively:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc966396.aspx
http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/white-papers/mysql_wp_mssql2mysql.php (login required sorry)

On stackoverflow: Differences between MySQL and SQL Server

Difference between PostgreSQL and MySQL

http://www.wikivs.com/wiki/MySQL_vs_PostgreSQL

Difference between postgreSQL and MSSQL

On SO: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/907908/postgres-to-sql-server
and: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4630891/tips-for-sql-server-developer-picking-up-postgresql

Diff between all three :-)
http://www.postgresonline.com/journal/archives/51-Cross-Compare-of-SQL-Server,-MySQL,-and-PostgreSQL.html
or http://troels.arvin.dk/db/rdbms/

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Johan Avatar answered Oct 17 '22 20:10

Johan