Updated Cygwin configuration instructions.
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Postgres
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Installing on Debian
====================
Install and create new user and database::
$ sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-client
$ sudo su - postgres
% psql
postgres=# CREATE USER myuser WITH PASSWORD 'mypass';
postgres=# CREATE DATABASE mydb OWNER myuser;
postgres=# \q
Connect as user ``mypguser`` to new database::
$ su - mypguser
$ psql mypgdatabase
In order to create local host superuser::
$ sudo su - postgres
$ createuser --superuser USER
$ exit
$ sudo -u USER psql
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https://wiki.debian.org/PostgreSql
Debian wiki instructions.
Check version
=============
By SQL query::
SELECT version();
SHOW server_version;
SHOW server_version_num;
From executable::
$ postgres -V
Check locations
===============
::
SHOW hba_file;
SHOW config_file;
Check settings
==============
::
SELECT name, setting FROM pg_settings;
Check extensions
================
::
SELECT * FROM pg_available_extensions;
Grant role options
==================
::
ALTER USER me WITH SUPERUSER;
ALTER USER me WITH CREATEDB CREATEROLE LOGIN;
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-createrole.html
``CREATE ROLE``.
Change password
===============
::
ALTER USER me WITH PASSWORD 'PassWord';
Monitor connections
===================
::
select * from pg_stat_activity;
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/monitoring-stats.html
The Statistics Collector.
Profile queries
===============
Stats on query execution time::
SELECT * FROM pg_stat_statements;
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/pgstatstatements.html
``pg_stat_statements``.
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/indexes-examine.html
Examining Index Usage.
List databases, schemas and tables
==================================
Default database is ``postgres``.
To list databases and database locales::
$ psql -U pgadmin -l
or::
=> SELECT datname FROM pg_database WHERE datistemplate = false;
=> \l
To switch databases::
=> \connect NAME
Schemas::
\dn *
select schema_name from information_schema.schemata;
select nspname from pg_catalog.pg_namespace;
To list all tables in the current database::
\dt
SELECT table_schema, table_name FROM information_schema.tables ORDER BY table_schema, table_name;
or in all schemas::
=> \dt *.*
List views::
\dv
List users::
\du
\du+
List schemas::
\dn
List indexes::
\di
select * from pg_indexes;
select * from pg_indexes where schemaname = '...';
select * from pg_indexes where schemaname = '...' and tablename = '...';
select * from pg_indexes where schemaname = '...' and indexname = '...';
select
t.relname as table_name,
i.relname as index_name,
a.attname as column_name
from
pg_class t,
pg_class i,
pg_index ix,
pg_attribute a
where
t.oid = ix.indrelid
and i.oid = ix.indexrelid
and a.attrelid = t.oid
and a.attnum = ANY(ix.indkey)
and t.relkind = 'r'
and t.relname like 'test%'
order by
t.relname,
i.relname;
select
t.relname as table_name,
i.relname as index_name,
array_to_string(array_agg(a.attname), ', ') as column_names
from
pg_class t,
pg_class i,
pg_index ix,
pg_attribute a
where
t.oid = ix.indrelid
and i.oid = ix.indexrelid
and a.attrelid = t.oid
and a.attnum = ANY(ix.indkey)
and t.relkind = 'r'
and t.relname like 'test%'
group by
t.relname,
i.relname
order by
t.relname,
i.relname;
List index usage::
SELECT * FROM pg_stat_all_indexes;
SELECT * FROM pg_stat_all_tables;
SELECT * FROM pg_stat_user_indexes;
SELECT * FROM pg_stat_user_tables;
List constraints::
SELECT * FROM pg_constraint;
SELECT * FROM pg_constraint WHERE conrelid = (SELECT oid FROM pg_class WHERE relname LIKE 'tblName');
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/catalog-pg-constraint.html
pg_constraint.
List functions::
\df
List triggers::
\dy
List misc info::
select current_database();
select current_schema();
select current_user;
select session_user;
select current_date;
select version();
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/functions-info.html
System Information Functions.
Set default schema.
===================
::
set search_path to NAME;
set schema 'NAME';
Database, table, index size
===========================
Database size::
SELECT pg_database_size('geekdb'); -- in bytes
SELECT pg_size_pretty(pg_database_size('dbname'));
List of databases sizes::
\l+
List tables sizes::
\d+
Table total size (with indexes)::
SELECT pg_size_pretty(pg_total_relation_size('schemaname.tablename'));
Sole table size (without indexes and other)::
SELECT pg_size_pretty(pg_relation_size('schemaname.tablename'));
Largest table in the PostgreSQL database::
SELECT relname, relpages FROM pg_class ORDER BY relpages DESC;
MVCC and transaction id
=======================
As being MVCC Postgres doesn't delete or update existing rows. Row visibility is controled by
transaction id (monotonous incremented number): ``xmin`` - first transaction that can see row,
``xmax`` - last transaction that can see row:::
SELECT xmin, xmax, * FROM foo WHERE id < 5 ORDER BY id;
Vacuum
======
Stats on vacuum oprtations per table::
select * from pg_stat_user_tables;
Using psql client
=================
Using password file ``~/.pgpass``::
# comment
hostname:port:database:username:password
hostname:port:*:username:password
hostname:*:*:username:password
Connect by::
$ psql -U $USER -h $HOST $SCHEMA
How to view execution plan::
EXPLAIN query;
EXPLAIN ANALYZE query;
Collect statistics::
ANALYZE table;
How to redirect the output of query to a file::
\o output_file
SELECT * FROM pg_class;
Switch database::
\connect DBNAME
\c DBNAME
Load external SQL file::
\i my.sql
Export data
===========
Export from ``psql``::
\copy (SELECT * FROM foo) TO '/tmp/my.csv' WITH CSV
Import data
===========
Import CSV file::
\copy tbl_name from 'my.csv' csv;
\copy tbl_name from 'my.csv' delimiter ':' csv;
$ psql -U $USER -h $HOST $DB -c "\\copy tbl_name from 'my.csv' csv"
JDBC driver
===========
https://jdbc.postgresql.org/about/about.html
The current version of the driver should be compatible with PostgreSQL 8.2 and higher, and Java 6
(JDBC 4.0), Java 7 (JDBC 4.1), Java 8 (JDBC 4.2) and Java 9.
https://jdbc.postgresql.org/download.html
Java/JDBC/Postgres compatibility table.
plpgsql
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Simple function::
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION incx(x INTEGER)
RETURNS INTEGER STABLE AS $$
BEGIN
RETURN x + 1;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
Support for procedures is added only in Postgres v11.
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-createfunction.html
``CREATE FUNCTION``.
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/plpgsql-control-structures.html
plpgsql control structures.
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/errcodes-appendix.html
PostgreSQL Error Codes.