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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us)
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3.6) What is the upgrade process for PostgreSQL?
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The PostgreSQL team makes only bug fixes in minor releases, so, for
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example, upgrading from 7.4.8 to 7.4.9 does not require a dump and
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restore; merely stop the database server, install the updated
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The PostgreSQL team adds only bug fixes to minor releases. All users
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should upgrade to the most recent minor release as soon as it is
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available. While upgrades always have some risk, PostgreSQL minor
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releases fix only frequently-encountered bugs to reduce the risk of
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upgrading. The community considers not upgrading more risky that
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upgrading.
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All users should upgrade to the most recent minor release as soon as
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it is available. While upgrades always have some risk, PostgreSQL
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minor releases fix only common bugs to reduce the risk of upgrading.
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The community considers not upgrading more risky that upgrading.
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Upgrading to a minor release, e.g. 8.1.5 to 8.1.6, does not does not
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the updated binaries, and restart the server.
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Major releases (e.g. from 7.3 to 7.4) often change the internal format
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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
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<P>Last updated: Wed Feb 21 11:07:59 EST 2007</P>
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<H3 id="item3.6">3.6) What is the upgrade process for PostgreSQL?</H3>
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<P>The PostgreSQL team makes only bug fixes in minor releases,
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so, for example, upgrading from 7.4.8 to 7.4.9 does not require
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a dump and restore; merely stop the database server, install
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the updated binaries, and restart the server.</P>
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<P>The PostgreSQL team adds only bug fixes to minor releases. All
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users should upgrade to the most recent minor release as soon as it
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is available. While upgrades always have some risk, PostgreSQL minor
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releases fix only frequently-encountered bugs to reduce the risk of
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upgrading. The community considers <i>not</i> upgrading more risky
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that upgrading.</P>
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<P>All users should upgrade to the most recent minor release as soon
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as it is available. While upgrades always have some risk, PostgreSQL
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minor releases fix only common bugs to reduce the risk of upgrading.
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The community considers <i>not</i> upgrading more risky that
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upgrading.</P>
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<P>Upgrading to a minor release, e.g. 8.1.5 to 8.1.6, does not does
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not require a dump and restore; merely stop the database server,
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install the updated binaries, and restart the server.</P>
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<P>Major releases (e.g. from 7.3 to 7.4) often change the internal
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format of system tables and data files. These changes are often complex,

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