Re: Optimization support

kulmacet101(at)kulmacet(dot)com <kulmacet101(at)kulmacet(dot)com> schrieb:

> I have a Postgresql 8.3.4 server on a VMWare Linux CentOS 4.6 with 896MB RAM.
> I was wondering if anyone knows of documentation or a site that could help
> me optimize this server. This server is a default installation and only
> used for development by me (Only).

There are some links about performance:

19:19 < pg_docbot_adz> For information about 'performance' see:
19:19 < pg_docbot_adz> http://www.depesz.com/index.php/2007/07/05/how-to-insert-data-to-database-as-fast-as-possible/ ::
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/performance-tips.html :: http://www.revsys.com/writings/postgresql-performance.html
19:19 < pg_docbot_adz> http://www.powerpostgresql.com/Docs :: http://www.varlena.com/varlena/GeneralBits/Tidbits/perf.html

> I am moving from MySQL to Postgres but the queries seem slow almost too slow.

Define 'slow'.

>
> Any support appreciated.

Use 'explain analyse <your query>' to get the execution plan.

Andreas
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