[SQL] join optimization problem

2003-07-31 Thread Toby Tremayne
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Hi all,

I'm trying to optimize what I had thought was a simple enough query but I'm 
not having much success.  It's from a forum based application, and the query 
in question is operating on two tables - fbof_msg (8563 rows) and 
fbof_thread(1537 rows) and it looks like this:

select  t.thread_id,
t.forum_id,
t.thread_title,
t.thread_owner,
t.thread_owner_id,
t.date_created,
t.thread_hits,
t.poem_reference,
t.bArchived,
count(m.msg_id) as msgcount,
max(m.date_created) as lastpost
fromfbof_thread t LEFT OUTER JOIN fbof_msg m ON m.thread_id = t.thread_id
where   t.forum_id = 1
and t.bArchived = 0
and t.bSticky = 0
group byt.thread_id, 
t.thread_title,
t.thread_owner,
t.thread_owner_id,
t.date_created,
t.thread_hits,
t.forum_id,
t.poem_reference,
t.bArchived,
t.bSticky
order byt.date_created desc

the explain data I'm currently getting is this:

Sort  (cost=1660930.18..1660946.63 rows=6581 width=568)
   Sort Key: max(m.date_created)
   ->  Aggregate  (cost=0.00..1659452.99 rows=6581 width=568)
 ->  Group  (cost=0.00..1659123.95 rows=65807 width=568)
   ->  Nested Loop  (cost=0.00..1657643.30 rows=65807 width=568)
 Join Filter: (("outer".thread_id)::double precision = 
"inner".thread_id)
 ->  Index Scan using fbof_group_idx on fbof_thread t  
(cost=0.00..642.03 rows=1537 width=548)
   Filter: ((forum_id = 1::double precision) AND 
(barchived = 0) AND (bsticky = 0))
 ->  Seq Scan on fbof_msg m  (cost=0.00..949.63 rows=8563 
width=20)
(9 rows)


The index it's using is the only one I've been able to get it to use, and 
looks like this: (\d fbof_group_idx)

Index "public.fbof_group_idx"
 Column  |   Type
- -+--
 thread_id   | integer
 thread_title| character(255)
 thread_owner| character(255)
 thread_owner_id | integer
 date_created| date
 thread_hits | integer
 forum_id| double precision
 poem_reference  | integer
 barchived   | smallint
btree, for table "public.fbof_thread"


can anyone point out to me where I'm going wrong here?  I can't seem to make 
it faster for the life of me  I've tried adding indices on all the main 
fields etc but nada.  I'm not subscribed the list currently so please reply 
to my address as well as the list.

cheers,
Toby
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Re: [SQL] join optimization problem

2003-08-03 Thread Toby Tremayne
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Hi Tom,

yes I re-run vacuum analyze every time I muck about with the tables/ indexes.
The output of explain analyze is this:

Sort  (cost=1660930.18..1660946.63 rows=6581 width=568) (actual 
time=545668.58..545675.05 rows=1537 loops=1)
   Sort Key: max(m.date_created)
   ->  Aggregate  (cost=0.00..1659452.99 rows=6581 width=568) (actual 
time=614.83..544598.17 rows=1537 loops=1)
 ->  Group  (cost=0.00..1659123.95 rows=65807 width=568) (actual 
time=539.87..543988.21 rows=1537 loops=1)
   ->  Nested Loop  (cost=0.00..1657643.30 rows=65807 width=568) 
(actual time=539.82..543404.25 rows=1537 loops=1)
 Join Filter: ("inner".thread_id = 
("outer".thread_id)::double precision)
 ->  Index Scan using fbof_group_idx on fbof_thread t  
(cost=0.00..642.03 rows=1537 width=548) (actual time=29.27..1043.40 rows=1537 
loops=1)
   Filter: ((forum_id = 1::double precision) AND 
(barchived = 0) AND (bsticky = 0))
 ->  Seq Scan on fbof_msg m  (cost=0.00..949.63 rows=8563 
width=20) (actual time=0.08.. 294.28 rows=8563 loops=1537)
 Total runtime: 545763.83 msec
(10 rows)

any input at all would be great.
cheers,
Toby


On Friday 01 August 2003 10:36, Tom Lane wrote:
> Toby Tremayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > the explain data I'm currently getting is this:
>
> "explain analyze" would be much more useful.
>
> Also, I assume you've vacuum analyzed these tables recently?
>
>   regards, tom lane

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Re: [SQL] join optimization problem

2003-08-03 Thread Toby Tremayne
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Hi Rod,

thanks for that - I tried it out, fixed the minor typos and it ran at almost 
the same speed!  Any other ideas?

cheers,
Toby

On Friday 01 August 2003 10:33, Rod Taylor wrote:
> How about this? It should spit out the same number, but be quite a bit
> quicker at it.  Untested of course...
>
>
> select  t.thread_id,
> t.forum_id,
> t.thread_title,
> t.thread_owner,
> t.thread_owner_id,
> t.date_created,
> t.thread_hits,
> t.poem_reference,
> t.bArchived,
> count, maxdate
>from  fbof_thread t
>LEFT OUTER JOIN
>  (select thread_id
>, count(msg_id) as count
>, max(date_created) as maxdate
> from msg
> group by thread_id
> ) as tab ON m.thread_id = t.thread_id
>   where   t.forum_id = 1
> and t.bArchived = 0
> and t.bSticky = 0
>order byt.date_created desc
>
> > can anyone point out to me where I'm going wrong here?  I can't seem to
> > make it faster for the life of me  I've tried adding indices on all
> > the main fields etc but nada.  I'm not subscribed the list currently so
> > please reply to my address as well as the list.

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ICQ: 13107913


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