In this blog, we are going to learn the procedure to migrate a SQL Server database in an ASP.NET MVC application to MySQL and PostgreSQL.
All three, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL and PostgreSQL, are relational database management systems (RDBMS). MSSQL is developed and maintained by Microsoft, whereas MySQL and PostgreSQL are open-source software. MySQL is maintained by Oracle.
PostgreSQL is an advanced, enterprise-class, and open-source object relational database management system (ORDBMS) that supports both SQL and JSON querying. It provides good performance along with low maintenance.
The following are reasons for someone to choose MySQL for their database needs:
These are some of the reasons for developers to choose or migrate from MSSQL to MySQL or PostgreSQL. Let’s proceed with the steps involved in the migration process.
In this blog, I am using Visual Studio to develop my application. Be sure that these necessary software packages are installed in your machine:
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