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doc/src/sgml/external-projects.sgml
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/external-projects.sgml,v 1.11 2006/08/01 00:09:06 momjian Exp $ -->
<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/external-projects.sgml,v 1.12 2006/08/01 19:17:18 alvherre Exp $ -->
<appendix id="external-projects">
<title>PgFoundry and External Projects</title>
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<para>
Secondly, many <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>-related projects are
still hosted at <ulink url="http://gborg.postgresql.org"><productname>GBorg</></ulink>.
still hosted at <ulink url="http://gborg.postgresql.org/"><productname>GBorg</></ulink>.
GBorg is the original external community developer site, and while it is
currently closed to new projects in favor of PgFoundry, it still contains
many active and relevant projects. There are other popular <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
related projects that are hosted independently as well at other community
sites such as <ulink url="http://www.sf.net">SourceForge</ulink>. You should
google if you don't find the project you are looking for.
sites such as <ulink url="http://www.sf.net/">SourceForge</ulink>. You should
search the web if you don't find the project you are looking for.
</para>
<sect1 id="external-interfaces">
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<para>
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> includes very few interfaces
with the base distribution. <application>libpq</> is packaged because
it is the primary dependecy of most interfaces available to PostgreSQL.
We also package <application>ecpg</> because it is tied to the
server-side grammar. All other interfaces, such as PHP, Perl, Python,
and Ruby, are external projects.
it is the primary <application>C</> interface and many other interfaces
are build on top of it. <application>ecpg</> is also packaged because it is
tied to the server-side grammar so is very dependent on the database
version. All the other interfaces, such as ODBC, Java, Perl, Python, and
others, are external projects and must be installed separately.
</para>
<para>
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</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>pgjdbc</term>
<term>PostgreSQL JDBC Driver</term>
<listitem>
<para>
A <application>JDBC</> interface.
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<term>Npgsql</term>
<listitem>
<para>
<application>.Net</> interface for more recent <application>mono/C#</> applications.
<application>.Net</> data provider for <application>C#</> applications.
<ulink url="http://pgfoundry.org/projects/npgsql/">Website.</ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
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<term>libpqxx</term>
<listitem>
<para>
A newer <application>C++</> interface.
A <application>C++</> interface.
<ulink url="http://thaiopensource.org/development/libpqxx/">Website.</ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
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<term>pgtclng</term>
<listitem>
<para>
A newer version of the <application>Tcl</> interface.
A <application>Tcl</> interface.
<ulink url="http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/pgtclng/projdisplay.php">Website.</ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Pyscopg</term>
<term>pyscopg</term>
<listitem>
<para>
A <application>Python</> interface library that is DB API 2.0 compliant.

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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/maintenance.sgml,v 1.57 2006/08/01 00:09:06 momjian Exp $ -->
<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/maintenance.sgml,v 1.58 2006/08/01 19:17:17 alvherre Exp $ -->
<chapter id="maintenance">
<title>Routine Database Maintenance Tasks</title>
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</indexterm>
<indexterm zone="maintenance">
<primary>Routine maintenance</primary>
<primary>routine maintenance</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>
PostgreSQL, like any database software, requires that certain tasks
be performed regularly to achieve optimum performance. The tasks
<productname>PostgreSQL</>, like any database software, requires that certain tasks
be performed regularly to achieve optimum performance. The tasks
discussed here are <emphasis>required</emphasis>, but they
are repetitive in nature and can easily be automated using standard
Unix tools such as <application>cron</application> scripts.
</para>
<para>
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is low-maintenance compared
to other database management systems. It is also fairly easy, provided
you read the documentation.
are repetitive in nature and can easily be automated using standard
Unix tools such as <application>cron</application> scripts or
Windows' <application>Task Scheduler</>. But it is the database
administrator's responsibility to set up appropriate scripts, and to
check that they execute successfully.
</para>
<para>
There are three tasks that <emphasis>must</emphasis> be performed on
a periodic basis. The first is backups. If you do not have a current backup
and your system experiences a catastrophic failure, you will lose your data.
You can read further about backups procedures in <xref linkend="backup">.
The second is vacuum which is discussed in <xref linkend="routine-vacuuming">.
The third is to update the planner statistics using the analyze command as
discussed in <xref linkend="vacuum-for-statistics">.
One obvious maintenance task is creation of backup copies of the data on a
regular schedule. Without a recent backup, you have no chance of recovery
after a catastrophe (disk failure, fire, mistakenly dropping a critical
table, etc.). The backup and recovery mechanisms available in
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> are discussed at length in
<xref linkend="backup">.
</para>
<para>
Another task that may need periodic attention is log file management.
The other main category of maintenance task is periodic <quote>vacuuming</>
of the database. This activity is discussed in
<xref linkend="routine-vacuuming">. Closely related to this is to update
the statistics that will be used by the query planner, as discussed in
<xref linkend="vacuum-for-statistics">.
</para>
<para>
Another task that might need periodic attention is log file management.
This is discussed in <xref linkend="logfile-maintenance">.
</para>
<para>
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is low-maintenance compared
to some other database management systems. Nonetheless,
appropriate attention to these tasks will go far towards ensuring a
pleasant and productive experience with the system.
</para>
<sect1 id="routine-vacuuming">
<title>Routine Vacuuming</title>
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</para>
<para>
The standard form of <command>VACUUM</> does not intefere with production
database operations. Items such as SELECTS, INSERTS, UPDATES and DELETES
The standard form of <command>VACUUM</> can run in parallel with production
database operations. Commands such as SELECTs, INSERTs, UPDATEs and DELETEs
will continue to function as normal, though you will not be able to modify the
definition (Such as ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN) of a table while it is being vacuumed.
The release of <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 8.0, introduced new
configuration parameters to further reduce the potentially negative
definition of a table with commands such as ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN
while it is being vacuumed.
Beginning in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 8.0, there are
configuration parameters that can be adjusted to further reduce the
performance impact of background vacuuming. See
<xref linkend="runtime-config-resource-vacuum-cost">.
</para>
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<para>
If you have a table whose entire contents are deleted on a periodic
basis, consider doing it with the <command>TRUNCATE</command> rather
than using the <command>DELETE</command> followed by
basis, consider doing it with <command>TRUNCATE</command> rather
than using <command>DELETE</command> followed by
<command>VACUUM</command>. <command>TRUNCATE</command> removes the
entire content of the table immediately, without requiring a
subsequent <command>VACUUM</command> or <command>VACUUM