Re: [ADMIN] upgrading postgresql broke some queries

2009-08-04 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Aras Angelo wrote: > Hi All, > > I recently upgraded my box to the latest version. The  previous one was a > bit outdated. Apparently we have some bad structure formatting in our db > design, cause the latest version broke our software. The issue is some > character

Re: [ADMIN] upgrading postgresql broke some queries

2009-08-04 Thread Devrim GÜNDÜZ
On Tue, 2009-08-04 at 13:02 -0600, Aras Angelo wrote: > I recently upgraded my box to the latest version. The previous one > was a bit outdated. Apparently we have some bad structure formatting > in our db design, cause the latest version broke our software. The > issue is some character varying

Re: [ADMIN] upgrading postgresql

2004-12-15 Thread Andrew Sullivan
On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 10:20:00AM -0600, Scott Marlowe wrote: > For upgrades from one major version to the next, you'll need to: > > -- pg_dump all databases in the cluster. (optionally, also backup the > files in the $PGDATA directory) [&c.] Or -- install Slony-I -- replicate from 7.3.x -> 7

Re: [ADMIN] upgrading postgresql

2004-12-15 Thread Christian Fowler
2 bits of wisdom: 1. As mentioned below, always try this upgrade on a test/ offline/ sandbox/ development/ testing /etc server first -- Clean out the $PGDATA directory (keep a copy of your pg_hba.conf and postgresql.conf for reference) 2. A simple 'mv data/ data73/' after pg shutdown keeps your 7

Re: [ADMIN] upgrading postgresql

2004-12-15 Thread Michael Fuhr
On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 10:09:32AM -0600, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > > You would have to do a dump and reload to go to the 7.4 series. ...and the "If You Are Upgrading" section of the "Installation Instructions" chapter in the documentation recommends using pg_dumpall from the version you're upgrad

Re: [ADMIN] upgrading postgresql

2004-12-15 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Wed, 2004-12-15 at 03:52, Tsirkin Evgeny wrote: > Hi all! > We are currently running a 7.3.4 backed and planning to upgrade. > However we can't do to much/at all changes in the applications using the db. > So the question is to what version to upgrade : > what is the best release from the 7.3.*

Re: [ADMIN] upgrading postgresql

2004-12-15 Thread Bruno Wolff III
On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 11:52:35 +0200, Tsirkin Evgeny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all! > We are currently running a 7.3.4 backed and planning to upgrade. > However we can't do to much/at all changes in the applications using the db. > So the question is to what version to upgrade : > what is