Re: [GENERAL] Upgrading from 6.3->6.4.2/6.5b1 possible

Following this thread... just wondering is this a known problem of
updating from 6.3x to 6.4x or 6.5 ? or is this an isolated problem from
one user. We are looking to upgrade our postgresql 6.3.2 soon, (I think
we've been having some of the same problems described below ('backend
cache invalidation')

Kevin

On Sun, 30 May 1999, Gregory Maxwell wrote:

> On Sun, 30 May 1999, Oliver Elphick wrote:
>
> > Gregory Maxwell wrote:
> > >
> > >AHH! The pgsql v6.3 backend has begun crashing horribly on me since I've
> > >added a few more database backed webpages (with messages like 'backend
> > >cache invalidation...').. I figured that upgrading to 6.4.2 would solve my
> > >problems.. But I can't upgrade! Things I've tried:
> > >
> > >* Using old pg_dumpall -z > file and psql -e template1 < file (after
> > > install and initdb)
> > >* Using the pg_dumpall from the new version.
> > >* Using pg_upgrade
> > >* Rereading the docs dozens of times
> > >* having a friend try it.
> > >* all of the above with both 6.4.2 and 6.5beta
> > >
> > >Every time I start loading, it chokes up on the dump output and falls into
> > >a constant stream of parse errors and messages like "PQsendQuery() --
> > >query is too long. Maximum length is 8191"
> > >
> > >Argh!!! I've got websites constantly crashing and coustomers ready to
> > >revolt, what can I do???
> >
> > edit the dump file; change every line to an insert command. Run that
> > so that you can see what it is objecting to.
> >
> > 6.3's dump did not cover everything, so you are likely to have to edit the
> > dump file to make it reloadable.
>
> Is there a better way, perhaps even a perl script? My dump is quite large
> (~1 million rows?) and manual editing is right out. If I'm going to go
> through that kind of labor I'll probably switch to MySQL (which has a
> larger web userbase, even though I prefer postgres for it's
> completeness)..
>
> Argh.. Are you aware of any patches to v6.3 that might improve my
> stability without breaking compatibility?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

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