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Theory: PostgreSQL vs MySQL - Index Types
The query
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-- Q: What indexing advantages does PostgreSQL have over MySQL?
-- A: PostgreSQL natively supports a massive variety of indexes out of the box:
-- B-Tree (default), Hash, GiST, SP-GiST, GIN, and BRIN.
-- MySQL primarily relies on B-Tree (and Full-Text/Spatial).
-- PostgreSQL's GIN is perfect for JSON/Arrays, and BRIN is incredible
-- for massive time-series tables to save memory.Note
“GiST is used for geospatial (PostGIS) and full-text search.