PostgreSQL: Up and Running

If you’re thinking about migrating to the PostgreSQL open source database system, this guide provides a concise overview to help you quickly understand and use PostgreSQL’s unique features. Not only will you learn about the enterprise class features in the 9.2 release, you’ll also discover that PostgeSQL is more than just a database system–it’s also an impressive application platform.With numerous examples throughout this book, you’ll learn how to achieve tasks that are difficult or impossible in other databases. If you’re an existing PostgreSQL user, you’ll pick up gems you may have missed along the way.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Basics
Chapter 2. Database Administration
Chapter 3. psql
Chapter 4. Using pgAdmin
Chapter 5. Data Types
Chapter 6. Of Tables, Constraints, and Indexes
Chapter 7. SQL: The PostgreSQL Way
Chapter 8. Writing Functions
Chapter 9. Query Performance Tuning
Chapter 10. Replication and External Data
Appendix. Install, Hosting, and Command-Line Guides