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The definitive guide to building, programming and administering the powerful PostgreSQL open-source database system.
Learn PostgreSQL skills from the updated edition of the best-selling, most widely respected PostgreSQL book Master all the new features in the latest release of PostgreSQL 8.0 Harness one of the most widely used open-source, enterprise-level database systems available, capable of sustaining robust, high-performance applications
Product Description The second edition of the best-selling PostgreSQL has been updated to completely cover new features and capabilities of the 8.0
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The definitive guide to building, programming and administering the powerful PostgreSQL open-source database system.

Learn PostgreSQL skills from the updated edition of the best-selling, most widely respected PostgreSQL book
Master all the new features in the latest release of PostgreSQL 8.0
Harness one of the most widely used open-source, enterprise-level database systems available, capable of sustaining robust, high-performance applications

Product Description
The second edition of the best-selling PostgreSQL has been updated to completely cover new features and capabilities of the 8.0 version of PostgreSQL. You will be lead through the internals of the powerful PostgreSQL open source database chapter, offering an easy-to-read, code-based approach that makes it easy to understand how each feature is implemented, how to best use each feature, and how to get more performance from database applications. This definitive guide to building, programming and administering the powerful PostgreSQL open-source database system will help you harness one of the most widely used open source, enterprise-level database systems.

Backcover
The second edition of the best-selling PostgreSQL has been updated to completely cover new features and capabilities of the 8.0 version of PostgreSQL. You will be lead through the internals of the powerful PostgreSQL open source database chapter, offering an easy-to-read, code-based approach that makes it easy to understand how each feature is implemented, how to best use each feature, and how to get more performance from database applications. This definitive guide to building, programming and administering the powerful PostgreSQL open-source database system will help you harness one of the most widely used open source, enterprise-level database systems.

Introduction.

PostgreSQL Features

What Versions Does This Book Cover?

Who Is This Book For?

What Topics Does This Book Cover?

What's New in the Second Edition?

I. GENERAL POSTGRESQL USE.

1. Introduction to PostgreSQL and SQL.

A Sample Database

Basic Database Terminology

Prerequisites

Installing PostgreSQL Using an RPM

Connecting to a Database

A (Very) Simple Query

Creating Tables

Viewing Table Descriptions

Adding New Records to a Table

Using the INSERT Command

Using the COPY Command

Installing the Sample Database

Retrieving Data from the Sample Database

SELECT Expression

SELECT FROM Table

SELECT Single-Column FROM Table

SELECT Column-List FROM Table

SELECT Expression-List FROM Table

Selecting Specific Rows

The CASE Expression

Formatting Column Results

Matching Patterns

Aggregates

COUNT()

SUM()

AVG()

MIN() and MAX()

Other Aggregate Functions

Grouping Results

Multi-Table Joins

Join Types

UPDATE

DELETE

A (Very) Short Introduction to Transaction Processing

Creating New Tables Using CREATE TABLE...AS

Using VIEW

Summary

2. Working with Data in PostgreSQL.

NULL Values

Character Values

Syntax for Literal Values

Supported Operators

Numeric Values

Size, Precision, and Range-of-Values

Syntax for Literal Values

Supported Operators

Date/Time Values

Syntax for Literal Values

Supported Operators

Boolean (Logical) Values

Size and Valid Values

Syntax for Literal Values

Supported Operators

Geometric Data Types

Syntax for Literal Values

Sizes and Valid Values

Supported Operators

Object IDs (OID)

Syntax for Literal Values

Size and Valid Values

Supported Operators

BLOBs

Syntax for Literal Values

Supported Operators

Large-Objects

Network Address Data Types

MACADDR

CIDR

INET

Syntax for Literal Values

Supported Operators

Sequences

Arrays

Column Constraints

NULL/NOT NULL

UNIQUE

PRIMARY KEY

REFERENCES

CHECK()

Expression Evaluation and Type Conversion

Creating Your Own Data Types

Refining Data Types with CREATE DOMAIN

Creating and Using Composite Types

Summary

3. PostgreSQL SQL Syntax and Use.

PostgreSQL Naming Rules

The Importance of the COMMENT Command

Creating, Destroying, and Viewing Databases

Tablespaces

Creating New Databases

Dropping a Database

Viewing Databases

Creating New Tables

Temporary Tables

Table Constraints

Dropping Tables

Inheritance

ALTER TABLE

Adding Indexes to a Table

Tradeoffs

Creating an Index

Functional Indexes and Partial Indexes

Creating Indexes on Array Values

Indexes and Tablespaces

Getting Information About Databases and Tables

Transaction Processing

Persistence

Transaction Isolation

Multi-Versioning and Locking

Summary

4. Performance.

How PostgreSQL Organizes Data

Page Caching

Summary

Gathering Performance Information

Dead Tuples

Index Performance

Understanding How PostgreSQL Executes a Query

EXPLAIN

Seq Scan

Index Scan

Sort

Unique

LIMIT

Aggregate

Append

Result

Nested Loop

Merge Join

Hash and Hash Join

Group

Subquery Scan and Subplan

Tid Scan

Materialize

Setop (Intersect, Intersect All, Except, Except All)

Execution Plans Generated by the Planner

The ARC Buffer Manager

Table Statistics

Performance Tips

II. PROGRAMMING WITH POSTGRESQL.

5. Introduction to PostgreSQL Programming.

Server-Side Programming

PL/pgSQL

Other Procedural Languages
The second edition of the best-selling PostgreSQL has been updated to completely cover new features and capabilities of the 8.0 version of PostgreSQL. You will be lead through the internals of the powerful PostgreSQL open source database chapter, offering an easy-to-read, code-based approach that makes it easy to understand how each feature is implemented, how to best use each feature, and how to get more performance from database applications. This definitive guide to building, programming and administering the powerful PostgreSQL open-source database system will help you harness one of the most widely used open source, enterprise-level database systems.

Autorenporträt
Susan Douglas is the CEO of Conjectrix, Inc., a software consulting firm specializing in database- and security-related issues.