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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
<P>Last updated: Sat Nov 29 23:54:03 EST 2003</P>
<P>Last updated: Sat Feb 7 22:16:21 EST 2004</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>
</P>
<P>The most recent version of this document can be viewed at <A
href=
<P>The most recent version of this document can be viewed at <A href=
"http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html">http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html</A>.</P>
<P>Platform-specific questions are answered at <A href=
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<H4><A name="1.1">1.1</A>) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?</H4>
<P>PostgreSQL is pronounced <I>Post-Gres-Q-L</I>.</P>
<P>PostgreSQL is pronounced <I>Post-Gres-Q-L</I>. The name "Postgres" is
also used in conversation.</P>
<P>PostgreSQL is an enhancement of the POSTGRES database management
system, a next-generation <SMALL>DBMS</SMALL> research prototype.
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developers who all subscribe to the PostgreSQL development mailing
list. The current coordinator is Marc G. Fournier (<A href=
"mailto:scrappy@PostgreSQL.org">scrappy@PostgreSQL.org</A>). (See
section <a href="#1.6">1.6</a> on how to join). This team is now
responsible for all development of PostgreSQL.</P>
section <a href="#1.6">1.6</a> on how to join). This team is now
responsible for all development of PostgreSQL. It is a community
project and is not controlled by any company. To get involved, see
the developer's FAQ,<A href=
"http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/FAQ_DEV.html">http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faqs/FAQ_DEV.html</A>
</P>
<P>The authors of PostgreSQL 1.01 were Andrew Yu and Jolly Chen.
Many others have contributed to the porting, testing, debugging,
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<A href="http://www.PostgreSQL.org">http://www.PostgreSQL.org</A>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>There is also an IRC channel on EFNet and Freenode,
<P>There is also an IRC channel on Freenode and EFNet,
channel <I>#PostgreSQL</I>. You can use the Unix command <CODE>irc -c
'#PostgreSQL' "$USER" irc.phoenix.net.</CODE> or <CODE>irc -c
'#PostgreSQL' "$USER" irc.freenode.net.</CODE></P>
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<H4><A name="1.7">1.7</A>) What is the latest release?</H4>
<P>The latest release of PostgreSQL is version 7.4.</P>
<P>The latest release of PostgreSQL is version 7.4.1.</P>
<P>We plan to have major releases every six to eight months.</P>
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release. There is an interesting Web page comparing PostgreSQL to
MySQL at <A href="http://openacs.org/philosophy/why-not-mysql.html">
http://openacs.org/philosophy/why-not-mysql.html</A> Also, MySQL is
is a company that distributes its products via open source, not an
is a company that distributes its products via open source, and requires
a commercial license for close-source software, not an
open source development community like PostgreSQL.<BR>
<BR>
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<P>Indexes do not require as much overhead, but do contain the data
that is being indexed, so they can be large also.</P>
<P><SMALL>NULL</SMALL>s are stored in bitmaps, so they
<P><SMALL>NULL</SMALL>s are stored as bitmaps, so they
use very little space.</P>
<H4><A name="4.7">4.7</A>) How do I find out what tables, indexes,