Re: Real time backup options.

>>On Feb 8Gmail - [NOVICE] Real time backup options. -
shoaibmir(at)gmail(dot)com<#inbox/117f9028f25f9675>,
2008 5:22 PM, Michael Lush <mjlush(at)ebi(dot)ac(dot)uk> wrote:

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> >>I run a modest postgres database manualy edited (via a web fron end) by
> >>3-4 people. So the number of transactions is comparativly low.
>
> >>I'd like to set up some sort of real time backups
>
>

Did you look at using PITR as an option, specifically using record based log
shipping with 'pg_xlogfile_name_offset()' as that might help in your case.
You can find details about that on -->
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/warm-standby.html

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