From 56650f3fda5dcab57377eef95df55a036f0f122f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 14:05:52 +0000 Subject: Update FAQ's in head and 7.3.X. --- doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- doc/src/FAQ/FAQ_DEV.html | 8 +++----- doc/src/FAQ/FAQ_russian.html | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- 3 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/src') diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index b1ca31a3855..0bc7cd27d4d 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ alink="#0000ff">

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL

-

Last updated: Thu Dec 5 00:47:26 EST 2002

+

Last updated: Fri Feb 14 09:03:00 EST 2003

Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@

The most recent version of this document can be viewed at http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faq-english.html.

+ "http://www.ca.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faq-english.html">http://www.ca.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faq-english.html.

Platform-specific questions are answered at http://www.PostgreSQL.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html.

+ "http://www.ca.PostgreSQL.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html">http://www.ca.PostgreSQL.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html.


General Questions

@@ -314,11 +314,11 @@ '#PostgreSQL' "$USER" irc.phoenix.net.

A list of commercial support companies is available at http://www.PostgreSQL.org/users-lounge/commercial-support.html.

+ "http://www.ca.PostgreSQL.org/users-lounge/commercial-support.html">http://www.ca.PostgreSQL.org/users-lounge/commercial-support.html.

1.7) What is the latest release?

-

The latest release of PostgreSQL is version 7.2.3.

+

The latest release of PostgreSQL is version 7.3.2.

We plan to have major releases every four months.

@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@

Several manuals, manual pages, and some small test examples are included in the distribution. See the /doc directory. You can also browse the manual online at http://www.PostgreSQL.org/users-lounge/docs/.

+ "http://www.ca.PostgreSQL.org/users-lounge/docs/">http://www.ca.PostgreSQL.org/users-lounge/docs/.

There are two PostgreSQL books available online at http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/awbook.html @@ -536,8 +536,8 @@ interface? Yes, there are several graphical interfaces to PostgreSQL available. - These include PgAccess - http://www.pgaccess.com), PgAdmin II ( + http://www.pgaccess.org), PgAdmin II (http://www.pgadmin.org, Win32-only), RHDB Admin (http://sources.redhat.com/rhdb/ @@ -547,10 +547,6 @@ http://phppgadmin.sourceforge.net/ ), a web-based interface to PostgreSQL. -

We have a nice graphical user interface called PgAccess which can - also be used as a report generator. The Web page is - http://www.pgaccess.org/.

-

2.4) What languages are able to communicate with PostgreSQL?

@@ -757,11 +753,6 @@ the number of allowed backend processes is so your system won't run out of resources.

-

In PostgreSQL versions prior to 6.5, the maximum number of - backends was 64, and changing it required a rebuild after altering - the MaxBackendId constant in - include/storage/sinvaladt.h.

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3.9) What is in the pgsql_tmp directory?

This directory contains temporary files generated by the query @@ -947,6 +938,10 @@ LIMIT 1; +

If you believe the optimizer is incorrect in choosing a + sequential scan, use SET enable_seqscan TO 'off' and + run tests to see if an index scan is indeed faster.

+

When using wild-card operators such as LIKE or ~, indexes can only be used in certain circumstances: