What is pg_dump compression? pg_dump is a PostgreSQL utility for backing up a local or remote PostgreSQL database. It creates a logical backup file that contains either plain SQL commands for recreating the database, or a binary file that can be restored with the pg_restore utility. The binary backup file can be used to restore […]

Last time, we installed PostGIS on top of PostgreSQL. Today, I will complement this article by describing how someone can upgrade PostGIS on Ubuntu. A detailed description can be found at postgis.net and should be referred to in parallel. Let me first define our scenario and goal: An artificial customer wants his PostGIS-enabled PostgreSQL 13 […]

Blog post updated 05.12.2022 People keep asking: “What are the best ways to upgrade and update my PostgreSQL to the latest version?” This blog post covers how you can upgrade or update to the latest PostgreSQL release. Before we get started, we have to make a distinction between two things: Updating PostgreSQL Upgrading PostgreSQL Let’s […]

© Laurenz Albe 2019 The biggest change in PostgreSQL v12 from the viewpoint of backward compatibility is that recovery.conf has been absorbed into postgresql.conf. This article describes the changes and how you can adapt to them. Getting rid of recovery.conf Up to now, the presence of the file recovery.conf was the trigger for PostgreSQL to […]