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Asked: 2026-05-12T06:24:26+00:00

I’m not really looking for a basic SQL guide but just something specific to

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I’m not really looking for a basic SQL guide but just something specific to PostgreSQL.

And I do run my own servers so getting the latest version ( 8.2 I believe? ) is no issue.

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    Important things:

    1. If you can (as since you’re starting, and own a server – you can) use the latest released version (8.4 at the moment)
    2. Make sure autovacuum is turned on in postgresql.conf
    3. If you have problems – usually the fastest way to get help is to join #postgresql on freenode.net IRC network and ask there
    4. There are some things MySQL has, and PostgreSQL doesn’t (REPLACE for example) – usually if something is not in PostgreSQL there are good reasons for it and/or a workarounds.
    5. Try to use psql client. You might feel better with pgadmin/phppgadmin, but when searching for help (especially on irc) knowing psql really helps.
    6. You might want to subscribe to RSSes of one of 2 postgresql planets (don’t ask why there are 2 of them 🙂 ) : planet.postgresql.org and planetpostgresql.org
    7. Also subscribing to postgresql related lists can help – you can find list of them in here
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