Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
- Last updated: Fri Nov 16 10:53:50 EST 2007
+ Last updated: Sun Dec 9 19:31:34 EST 2007
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us)
General Questions
- 1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?
+ 1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced? What is Postgres?
PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L. (For those curious about how
to say "PostgreSQL", an audio file is available.)
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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
- <P>Last updated: Fri Nov 16 10:53:50 EST 2007</P>
+ <P>Last updated: Sun Dec 9 19:31:34 EST 2007</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:bruce@momjian.us">bruce@momjian.us</A>)
<H2 align="center">General Questions</H2>
- <H3 id="item1.1">1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?</H3>
+ <H3 id="item1.1">1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced? What is Postgres?</H3>
<P>PostgreSQL is pronounced <I>Post-Gres-Q-L</I>. (For those curious
about how to say "PostgreSQL", an <a
does not exist" errors when accessing temporary tables in PL/PgSQL
functions?</H3>
- <P>In PostgreSQL versions < 8.3, PL/PgSQL caches function scripts, and
+ <P>In PostgreSQL versions < 8.3, PL/PgSQL caches function scripts, and
an unfortunate side effect is that if a PL/PgSQL function accesses a
temporary table, and that table is later dropped and recreated, and
the function called again, the function will fail because the cached