Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
- Last updated: Sun Apr 2 23:40:12 EDT 2006
+ Last updated: Wed Apr 12 14:55:59 EDT 2006
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
files so file system size limits are not important.
The maximum table size, row size, and maximum number of columns can be
- quadrupled by increasing the default block size to 32k.
+ quadrupled by increasing the default block size to 32k. The maximum
+ table size can also be increased using table partitioning.
One limitation is that indexes can not be created on columns longer
than about 2,000 characters. Fortunately, such indexes are rarely
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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
- <P>Last updated: Sun Apr 2 23:40:12 EDT 2006</P>
+ <P>Last updated: Wed Apr 12 14:55:59 EDT 2006</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)
important.</P>
<P>The maximum table size, row size, and maximum number of columns
- can be quadrupled by increasing the default block size to 32k.</P>
+ can be quadrupled by increasing the default block size to 32k. The
+ maximum table size can also be increased using table partitioning.</P>
<P>One limitation is that indexes can not be created on columns
longer than about 2,000 characters. Fortunately, such indexes are