How to handle "database is not accepting commands"
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Laurenz Albe |
09.2025© Laurenz Albe 2025 If you ever get the error message “database is not accepting commands”, you are dangerously close […]
I recently helped a customer with a slow query. Eventually, an ANALYZE on a partitioned table was enough to fix […]
Should I rebuild my PostgreSQL index?
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Laurenz Albe |
08.2025© Laurenz Albe 2025 People often ask “How can I automatically rebuild by indexes regularly?” or “When should I rebuild […]
This article describes what the PGDG (PostgreSQL Global Development Group) is and how you can become a part of it.
Preserve optimizer statistics during major upgrades with PostgreSQL v18
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Laurenz Albe |
06.2025© Laurenz Albe 2025 Everybody wants good performance. When it comes to the execution of SQL statements, accurate optimizer statistics […]
SELECT FOR UPDATE considered harmful in PostgreSQL
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Laurenz Albe |
06.2025© Laurenz Albe 2025 Recently, while investigating a deadlock for a customer, I was again reminded how harmful SELECT FOR […]
The Fun of Open Source: Roman Numerals in PostgreSQL
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Laurenz Albe |
06.2025© Laurenz Albe 2025 Recently, I wrote about the power of open source. Now, power is good and important, but […]
Orphaned files after a PostgreSQL crash
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Laurenz Albe |
04.2025This article describes how a PostgreSQL crash can leave some orphaned files behind and what you can do to get rid of them.
Type alignment and padding bytes: how to not waste space in PostgreSQL tables
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Laurenz Albe |
04.2025Learn the concepts of data type alignment and padding bytes in PostgreSQL and how to define your table so that you don't waste storage space.
Swiss Database Synergy Day 2025: Oracle and PostgreSQL User Groups Unite
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Laurenz Albe |
04.2025My impressions from the Swiss Database Synergy Day 2025, a conference organized by the Swiss Oracle and PostgreSQL user groups
