Ebook: Practical PostgreSQL

Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; I: Introduction & Installation; 1: What Is PostgreSQL?; Open Source Free Version; PostgreSQL Feature Set; Where to Proceed from Here; 2: Installing PostgreSQL; Preparing for Installation; 10 Steps to Installing PostgreSQL; II: Using PostgreSQL; 3: Understanding SQL; Introduction to SQL; Introduction to Relational Databases; SQL Statements; Data Types; Tables in PostgreSQL; 4: Using SQL with PostgreSQL; Introduction to psql; Using Tables; Adding Data with INSERT and COPY; Retrieving Rows with SELECT; Modifying Rows with UPDATE; Removing Rows with DELETE.;Arguably the most capable of all the open source databases, PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management system first developed in 1977 by the University of California at Berkeley. In spite of its long history, this robust database suffers from a lack of easy-to-use documentation. Practical PostgreSQL fills that void with a fast-paced guide to installation, configuration, and usage. This comprehensive new volume shows you how to compile PostgreSQL from source, create a database, and configure PostgreSQL to accept client-server connections. It also covers the many advanced fe.