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"Exclusive backup" method is deprecated - what now?

by Laurenz Albe | 02.2019

UPDATE 12.07.2022: The “exclusive backup” method of calling pg_start_backup('label') before backup and pg_stop_backup() afterwards has been removed in PostgreSQL […]

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Looking at MySQL 8 with PostgreSQL goggles on

by CYBERTEC Guest | 02.2019

By Kaarel Moppel - Compare MySQL and PostgreSQL - First off - I'm not trying to kindle any flame wars […]

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Implementing “AS OF”-queries in PostgreSQL

by Hans-Jürgen Schönig | 02.2019

Over the years many people have asked for “timetravel” or “AS OF”-queries in PostgreSQL. Oracle has provided this kind of […]

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pg_permissions: Inspecting your PostgreSQL security system

by Hans-Jürgen Schönig | 01.2019

Security is an important topic. This is not only true in the PostgreSQL world – it holds truth for pretty […]

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pgbouncer authentication made easy

by Laurenz Albe | 01.2019

UPDATED August 2024 pgbouncer is the most widely used connection pooler for PostgreSQL. This blog will provide a simple cookbook […]

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Keyword mess

by Pavlo Golub | 01.2019

I once received a mail with question: Can you tell me why I can't select the column references? [crayon-66ecb7e350857995785463/] […]

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A PostgreSQL story about "NULL IS NULL = NULL AND NOT NULL"

by Hans-Jürgen Schönig | 12.2018

After years of software development, some might still wonder: What is a NULL value? What does it really mean and […]

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Be prepared for prepared transactions

by Laurenz Albe | 12.2018

Prepared transactions are disabled in PostgreSQL by default, since the parameter max_prepared_transactions has the default value 0. You don't need […]

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