This is very timely. I'm migrating from MySQL to PostgreSQL just to try different technology (DBMS).
But I'm wondering, AFAIK, why universities are teaching MySQL rather than Postgres?
But I'm wondering, AFAIK, why universities are teaching MySQL rather than Postgres?
Most people just use what others use, years ago everybody and their dog uses MySQL. Nowadays, no one deserve to learn about database with MySQL as their primer.
While you're at it, have a look at Firebird SQL (http://www.firebirdsql.org/) too. With the kind of use-case and hardware that most people use MySQL for you can use Firebird instead.