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