Chapter 9. PostgreSQL Extensions and Large Object Support
In the previous chapter, we talked about the process of query execution and found out what went wrong by looking at plans, then fixing it. Sometimes, a query itself could be the reason for performance issues, so we talked about tuning as well; and sometimes, it is just that some settings need to be changed to make a query perform better. We also covered available caches and how to install them as extensions. In this chapter, we will cover extensions.
- What is an extension?
- How do we create/build/install them?
- How do we use database links?
- Importing/exporting images into databases
Creating an extension
Extensions are one of the nice features in PostgreSQL. These were introduced in PostgreSQL 9.1. ...
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