MySQL vs PostgreSQL? Which should I choose for my Django project?

Question

My Django project is going to be backed by a large database with several hundred thousand entries, and will need to support searching (I\'ll probably end up using djangosear

Answer 1

When a migration fails in django-south, the developers encourage you not to use MySQL:

! The South developers regret this has happened, and would
! like to gently persuade you to consider a slightly
! easier-to-deal-with DBMS (one that supports DDL transactions)