Re: [PERFORM] Need for speed 3

2005-09-05 Thread Nicholas E. Wakefield
log). Regards Nick -Original Message- From: Luke Lonergan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 9:38 AM To: Ulrich Wisser; pgsql-performance@postgresql.org Cc: Nicholas E. Wakefield; Barry Klawans; Daria Hutchinson Subject: Re: [PERFORM] Need for speed 3 Ulrich, On 9/1

Re: [PERFORM] Need for speed 3

2005-09-01 Thread Luke Lonergan
Ulrich, On 9/1/05 6:25 AM, "Ulrich Wisser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My application basically imports Apache log files into a Postgres > database. Every row in the log file gets imported in one of three (raw > data) tables. My columns are exactly as in the log file. The import is > run approx.

Re: [PERFORM] Need for speed 3

2005-09-01 Thread Merlin Moncure
> Hi Merlin, > > Just a thought: have you considered having apache logs write to a > > process that immediately makes insert query(s) to postgresql? > > Yes we have considered that, but dismissed the idea very soon. We need > Apache to be as responsive as possible. It's a two server setup with > l

Re: [PERFORM] Need for speed 3

2005-09-01 Thread Ulrich Wisser
Hi Merlin, schemas would be helpful. right now I would like to know if my approach to the problem makes sense. Or if I should rework the whole procedure of import and aggregate. Just a thought: have you considered having apache logs write to a process that immediately makes insert query(s

Re: [PERFORM] Need for speed 3

2005-09-01 Thread Merlin Moncure
Ulrich wrote: > Hi again, > > first I want to say ***THANK YOU*** for everyone who kindly shared their > thoughts on my hardware problems. I really appreciate it. I started to > look for a new server and I am quite sure we'll get a serious hardware > "update". As suggested by some people I would

[PERFORM] Need for speed 3

2005-09-01 Thread Ulrich Wisser
Hi again, first I want to say ***THANK YOU*** for everyone who kindly shared their thoughts on my hardware problems. I really appreciate it. I started to look for a new server and I am quite sure we'll get a serious hardware "update". As suggested by some people I would like now to look closer