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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> |
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<P>Last updated: Wed Feb 21 10:07:25 EST 2007</P> |
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<P>Last updated: Wed Feb 21 11:07:59 EST 2007</P> |
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<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href= |
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"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> |
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<P>The PostgreSQL team makes only bug fixes in minor releases, |
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so, for example, upgrading from 7.4.8 to 7.4.9 does not require |
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a dump and restore; merely stop the database server, install |
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the updated binaries, and restart the server.</P> |
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<P>The PostgreSQL team adds only bug fixes to minor releases. All |
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users should upgrade to the most recent minor release as soon as it |
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is available. While upgrades always have some risk, PostgreSQL minor |
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releases fix only frequently-encountered bugs to reduce the risk of |
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upgrading. The community considers <i>not</i> upgrading more risky |
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that upgrading.</P> |
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<P>All users should upgrade to the most recent minor release as soon |
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as it is available. While upgrades always have some risk, PostgreSQL |
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minor releases fix only common bugs to reduce the risk of upgrading. |
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The community considers <i>not</i> upgrading more risky that |
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upgrading.</P> |
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<P>Upgrading to a minor release, e.g. 8.1.5 to 8.1.6, does not does |
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not require a dump and restore; merely stop the database server, |
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install the updated binaries, and restart the server.</P> |
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<P>Major releases (e.g. from 7.3 to 7.4) often change the internal |
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format of system tables and data files. These changes are often complex, |
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