Postgresql

PostgreSQL 9.1.4 Documentation

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group

PostgreSQL 9.1.4 Documentation
by The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
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Table of Contents
Preface..................................................................................................................................................... lix
1. What is PostgreSQL? .................................................................................................................. lix
2. A Brief History of PostgreSQL.....................................................................................................lx
2.1. The Berkeley POSTGRES Project...................................................................................lx
2.2. Postgres95....................................................................................................................... lxi
2.3. PostgreSQL..................................................................................................................... lxi
3.Conventions................................................................................................................................ lxii
4. Further Information.................................................................................................................... lxii
5. Bug Reporting Guidelines......................................................................................................... lxiii
5.1. Identifying Bugs........................................................................................................... lxiii
5.2. What to Report ..............................................................................................................lxiv
5.3. Where to Report Bugs .................................................................................................. lxvi
I.Tutorial....................................................................................................................................................1
1. Getting Started ...............................................................................................................................1
1.1. Installation .........................................................................................................................11.2. Architectural Fundamentals...............................................................................................1
1.3. Creating a Database...........................................................................................................2
1.4. Accessing a Database ........................................................................................................3...