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+== MySQL differences ==
+
+The major differences between MySQL and Postgres are represented as 
+methods in the Database class. For example, implicitGroupby() is 
+true for MySQL and false for Postgres. This means that in those 
+places where the code does not add all the non-aggregate items 
+from the SELECT clause to the GROUP BY, we can add them in, but in 
+a conditional manner with the above method, as simply adding them 
+all in to the main query may cause performance problems with 
+MySQL.
+
+
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