In more news pertaining to "the other database", SitePoint has a new piece talking about the installation of PostegreSQL and PHP on Windows.

Some people think it is incredibly difficult to run PostgreSQL on Windows, because there's no easy-to-use Win32 installer (at the time of writing, 7.3.4. is the latest version). Users have to install some sort of unix emulator first, and run the database system on this "platform". To me, it also seemed to be a good idea to have both the old ASP stuff and the new PHP install on the same (Windows) development machine when we performed this "translation". Another good reason to try the Windows, PostgreSQL, and PHP combination is that it's always fun to find the answer to that age-old question, "How difficult can it be?"

He goes on to talk about the installation for the two components, installing cygwin first, then moves on to the PostgreSQL system, then, finishing up, he gives a sample of how to connect to the currently running database with PHP. The way he describes everything, it seems almost too simple to set it all up, and gives almost no excuse to give it a try...