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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> |
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<P>Last updated: Sun Jan 30 21:08:44 EST 2005</P> |
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<P>Last updated: Sun Jan 30 21:16:28 EST 2005</P> |
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<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href= |
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"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>) |
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<A href="#1.3">1.3</A>) What platforms does PostgreSQL support?<BR> |
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<A href="#1.4">1.4</A>) Where can I get PostgreSQL?<BR> |
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<A href="#1.5">1.5</A>) Where can I get support?<BR> |
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<A href="#1.6">1.6</A>) What is the latest release?<BR> |
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<A href="#1.7">1.7</A>) What documentation is available?<BR> |
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<A href="#1.8">1.8</A>) How do I find out about known bugs or |
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<A href="#1.6">1.6</A>) How do I submit a bug report?<BR> |
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<A href="#1.7">1.7</A>) What is the latest release?<BR> |
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<A href="#1.8">1.8</A>) What documentation is available?<BR> |
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<A href="#1.9">1.9</A>) How do I find out about known bugs or |
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missing features?<BR> |
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<A href="#1.9">1.9</A>) How can I learn <SMALL>SQL</SMALL>?<BR> |
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<A href="#1.10">1.10</A>) How do I join the development team?<BR> |
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<A href="#1.11">1.11</A>) How do I submit a bug report?<BR> |
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<A href="#1.10">1.10</A>) How can I learn <SMALL>SQL</SMALL>?<BR> |
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<A href="#1.11">1.11</A>) How do I join the development team?<BR> |
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<A href="#1.12">1.12</A>) How does PostgreSQL compare to other |
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<SMALL>DBMS</SMALL>s?<BR> |
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<A href="#1.13">1.13</A>) How can I financially assist |
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"http://techdocs.postgresql.org/companies.php">http://techdocs.postg |
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resql.org/companies.php</A>.</P> |
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<H4><A name="1.6">1.6</A>) What is the latest release?</H4> |
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<H4><A name="1.6">1.6</A>) How do I submit a bug report?</H4> |
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<P>Visit the PostgreSQL bug form at <A href= |
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"http://www.postgresql.org/support/submitbug"> |
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http://www.postgresql.org/support/submitbug</A>.</P> |
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<P>Also check out our ftp site <A href= |
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"ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub">ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub</A> to |
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see if there is a more recent PostgreSQL version or patches.</P> |
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<H4><A name="1.7">1.7</A>) What is the latest release?</H4> |
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<P>The latest release of PostgreSQL is version 8.0.0.</P> |
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<P>We plan to have major releases every ten to twelve months.</P> |
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<H4><A name="1.7">1.7</A>) What documentation is available?</H4> |
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<H4><A name="1.8">1.8</A>) What documentation is available?</H4> |
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<P>PostgreSQL includes extensive documentation, including a large |
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manual, manual pages, and some test examples. See the <I>/doc</I> |
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<P>Our web site contains even more documentation.</P> |
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<H4><A name="1.8">1.8</A>) How do I find out about known bugs or |
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<H4><A name="1.9">1.9</A>) How do I find out about known bugs or |
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missing features?</H4> |
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<P>PostgreSQL supports an extended subset of <SMALL>SQL</SMALL>-92. |
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See our <A href="http://developer.PostgreSQL.org/todo.php">TODO</A> |
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list for known bugs, missing features, and future plans.</P> |
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<H4><A name="1.9">1.9</A>) How can I learn |
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<H4><A name="1.10">1.10</A>) How can I learn |
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<SMALL>SQL</SMALL>?</H4> |
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<P>The PostgreSQL book at <A href= |
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Bowman, Judith S., et al., Addison-Wesley. Others like <I>The |
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Complete Reference SQL</I>, Groff et al., McGraw-Hill.</P> |
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<H4><A name="1.10">1.10</A>) How do I join the development |
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<H4><A name="1.11">1.11</A>) How do I join the development |
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team?</H4> |
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<P>First, download the latest source and read the PostgreSQL |
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committers to keep up, and we had confidence that patches they |
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committed were of high quality.</P> |
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<H4><A name="1.11">1.11</A>) How do I submit a bug report?</H4> |
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<P>Visit the PostgreSQL bug form at <A href= |
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"http://www.postgresql.org/support/submitbug"> |
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http://www.postgresql.org/support/submitbug</A>.</P> |
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<P>Also check out our ftp site <A href= |
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"ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub">ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub</A> to |
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see if there is a more recent PostgreSQL version or patches.</P> |
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<H4><A name="1.12">1.12</A>) How does PostgreSQL compare to other |
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<SMALL>DBMS</SMALL>s?</H4> |
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