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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
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Last updated: Mon Nov 21 15:54:10 EST 2005
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Last updated: Mon Nov 21 16:01:05 EST 2005
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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
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General Questions
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1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?
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1.2) What is the copyright of PostgreSQL?
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1.3) What platforms does PostgreSQL support?
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1.4) Where can I get PostgreSQL?
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1.5) What is the latest release?
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1.6) Where can I get support?
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1.7) How do I submit a bug report?
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1.8) How do I find out about known bugs or missing features?
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1.9) What documentation is available?
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1.10) How can I learn SQL?
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1.11) How do I join the development team?
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1.12) How does PostgreSQL compare to other DBMSs?
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1.13) Who controls PostgreSQL?
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1.2) Who controls PostgreSQL?
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1.3) What is the copyright of PostgreSQL?
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1.4) What platforms does PostgreSQL support?
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1.5) Where can I get PostgreSQL?
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1.6) What is the latest release?
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1.7) Where can I get support?
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1.8) How do I submit a bug report?
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1.9) How do I find out about known bugs or missing features?
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1.10) What documentation is available?
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1.11) How can I learn SQL?
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1.12) How do I join the development team?
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1.13) How does PostgreSQL compare to other DBMSs?
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User Client Questions
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company. To get involved, see the developer's FAQ at
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http://www.postgresql.org/files/documentation/faqs/FAQ_DEV.html
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1.2) What is the copyright of PostgreSQL?
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1.3) What is the copyright of PostgreSQL?
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PostgreSQL is distributed under the classic BSD license. Basically, it
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allows users to do anything they want with the code, including
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CALIFORNIA HAS NO OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT,
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UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
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1.3) What platforms does PostgreSQL support?
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1.4) What platforms does PostgreSQL support?
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In general, any modern Unix-compatible platform should be able to run
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PostgreSQL. The platforms that had received explicit testing at the
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http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?sh=1&button=Search&key=postgre
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SQL&stype=all&sort=type&dir=%2F.
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1.4) Where can I get PostgreSQL?
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1.5) Where can I get PostgreSQL?
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Via web browser, use http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/, and via ftp, use
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ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub/.
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1.6) Where can I get support?
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1.7) Where can I get support?
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The PostgreSQL community provides assistance to many of its users via
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email. The main web site to subscribe to the email lists is
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A list of commercial support companies is available at
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http://techdocs.postgresql.org/companies.php.
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1.7) How do I submit a bug report?
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1.8) How do I submit a bug report?
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Visit the PostgreSQL bug form at
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http://www.postgresql.org/support/submitbug.
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Also check out our ftp site ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub/ to see if
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there is a more recent PostgreSQL version.
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1.5) What is the latest release?
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1.6) What is the latest release?
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The latest release of PostgreSQL is version 8.1.
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The latest release of PostgreSQL is version 8.1.1
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We plan to have a major release every year, with minor releases every
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few months.
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1.9) What documentation is available?
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1.10) What documentation is available?
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PostgreSQL includes extensive documentation, including a large manual,
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manual pages, and some test examples. See the /doc directory. You can
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Our web site contains even more documentation.
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1.8) How do I find out about known bugs or missing features?
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1.9) How do I find out about known bugs or missing features?
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PostgreSQL supports an extended subset of SQL:2003. See our TODO list
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for known bugs, missing features, and future plans.
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1.10) How can I learn SQL?
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1.11) How can I learn SQL?
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First, consider the PostgreSQL-specific books mentioned above. Another
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one is "Teach Yourself SQL in 21 Days, Second Edition" at
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http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/graeme_birchall/HTM_COOK.HTM,
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and at http://sqlcourse.com.
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1.11) How do I join the development team?
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1.12) How do I join the development team?
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See the Developer's FAQ.
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1.12) How does PostgreSQL compare to other DBMSs?
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1.13) How does PostgreSQL compare to other DBMSs?
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There are several ways of measuring software: features, performance,
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reliability, support, and price.
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community, manuals, and the source code often make PostgreSQL
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support superior to other DBMSs. There is commercial
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per-incident support available for those who need it. (See FAQ
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section 1.6.)
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section 1.7.)
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Price
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We are free for all use, both commercial and non-commercial.
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You can add our code to your product with no limitations,
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except those outlined in our BSD-style license stated above.
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1.13) Who controls PostgreSQL?
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1.2) Who controls PostgreSQL?
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If you are looking for a PostgreSQL gatekeeper, central committee, or
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controlling company, give up --- there isn't one. We do have a core
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