Question about database

[Rutseg]

We are a group of spanish coders known as RL.
I'm planning to use SMF as the forum for an on-line text-based game we are programing, but I've some limitations:

• The server were the game is hosted offers us PostgreSQL.
• Our game is using that pgsql db.
• We want to make some utilities on the web that uses the game player info on the db.
• I want to code the web to use the same users on the game, the web and the forum, so I want to use the same db for them.

I like so much SMF as is the better open source forum I've seen. I have read something about the posibility of support PostgreSQL on the nearly future.

So there's the question: What do you think it's the best I can do?

• Yes, there are plans to support PostgreSQL so as long as I can wait, stay on SMF.
• Better take a forum actually supporting PostgreSQL (any suggestion about one?).
• Try to migrate to MySQL.
• Other suggestions?

Thanks for all!

[Trekkie101]

Yes, there are plans to support PostgreSQL so as long as I can wait, stay on SMF.

Its been spoken about, but I dont think its been planned, do a search theres more on the subject.

Better take a forum actually supporting PostgreSQL (any suggestion about one?).

Thats your choice, PunBB (http://foruminsider.com/index.php?act=directory&board=9) and miniBB (http://foruminsider.com/index.php?act=directory&board=40) both supposedly support PostgreSQL but ive never tried that side of them, but both do work and are actively developed.

Try to migrate to MySQL.

Thats an intresting idea and if you have a good enough grasp of SQL in general, MySQL isnt that hard, have a look, its well documented and well supported all over, supported more so than PostgreSQL anyway.