Re: update performance

From: Richard Huxton <dev(at)archonet(dot)com>
To: stefan bogdan <sbogdan(at)rsb(dot)ro>, pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: update performance
Date: 2004-02-11 15:53:57
Message-ID: 200402111553.57724.dev@archonet.com
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On Wednesday 11 February 2004 14:08, stefan bogdan wrote:
> hello
> i have postgres 7.3.2.,linux redhat 9.0
> a database,and 20 tables
> a lot of fields are char(x)
> when i have to make update for all the fields except index
> postgres works verry hard
> what should i've changed in configuration to make it work faster

Stefan - we need more information to help you. We'll want to know:
1. The query being run
2. EXPLAIN ANALYSE ... results for that query
3. The size of the tables involved.
4. That the tables have been VACCUM ANALYSE'd

PS - you should upgrade to 7.3.4 (or is it 7.3.5 now?)

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Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd

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