Re: process time of update

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Doug McNaught <doug(at)mcnaught(dot)org>
Cc: Peter Choe <choepete(at)mindspring(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: process time of update
Date: 2002-11-27 02:08:24
Message-ID: 12959.1038362904@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Doug McNaught <doug(at)mcnaught(dot)org> writes:
> Peter Choe <choepete(at)mindspring(dot)com> writes:
>> i have a postgres database (version 6.5.3) that gets update by a Java
>> program every night.
>> it seems that each time the update is done it always takes a bit
>> longer to complete the process.

> 1) Are you running VACUUM regularly?

If vacuum doesn't help, try dropping and recreating the indexes on the
most-updated tables.

> 2) You are way, way, way out of date.

Indeed.

regards, tom lane

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