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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
<P>Last updated: Wed Feb 21 17:54:05 EST 2007</P>
<P>Last updated: Fri Feb 23 14:06:15 EST 2007</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:bruce@momjian.us">bruce@momjian.us</A>)
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<H3 id="item3.6">3.6) What is the upgrade process for PostgreSQL?</H3>
<P>The PostgreSQL team only adds bug fixes to minor releases. All
users should upgrade to the most recent minor release as soon as
possible. While upgrades always have some risk, PostgreSQL minor
releases fix only frequently-encountered, security, and data corruption
bugs, to reduce the risk of upgrading. The community considers
<i>not</i> upgrading more risky than upgrading.</P>
<P>PostgreSQL major releases include new features and occur roughly
once every year. A major release is numbered by increasing either
the first or second part of the version number, e.g. 8.1 to 8.2.
<P>Upgrading to a minor release, e.g. 8.1.5 to 8.1.6, does not does
not require a dump and restore; merely stop the database server,
install the updated binaries, and restart the server.</P>
<P>Major releases usually change the internal format of system tables
and data files. These changes are often complex, so we don't maintain
backward compatibility for data files. A dump/reload of the database
is required for major upgrades.</P>
<P>Major releases (e.g. from 7.3 to 7.4) often change the internal
format of system tables and data files. These changes are often complex,
so we don't maintain backward compatibility for data files. A dump/reload
of the database is required for major upgrades.</P>
<P>Minor releases are numbered by increasing the third part of the
version number, e.g. 8.1.5 to 8.1.6. The PostgreSQL team only adds
bug fixes to minor releases. All users should upgrade to the most
recent minor release as soon as possible. While upgrades always have
some risk, PostgreSQL minor releases fix only frequently-encountered,
security, and data corruption bugs to reduce the risk of upgrading.
The community considers <i>not</i> upgrading riskier than
upgrading.</P>
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<P>Upgrading to a minor release does not does not require a dump and
restore; merely stop the database server, install the updated binaries,
and restart the server.</P>
<H3 id="item3.7">3.7) What computer hardware should I use?</H3>