This is the code repository for PostgreSQL Administration Cookbook, 9.5/9.6 Edition, published by Packt. It contains all the supporting project files necessary to work through the book from start to finish.

PostgreSQL is a powerful opensource database management system; now recognized as the expert's choice for a wide range of applications, it has an enviable reputation for performance and stability. PostgreSQL provides an integrated feature set comprising relational database features, object-relational, text search, Geographical Info Systems, analytical tools for big data and JSON/XML document management.

Starting with short and simple recipes, you will soon dive into core features, such as configuration, server control, tables, and data. You will tackle a variety of problems a database administrator usually encounters, from creating tables to managing views, from improving performance to securing your database, and from using monitoring tools to using storage engines. Recipes based on important topics such as high availability, concurrency, replication, backup and recovery, as well as diagnostics and troubleshooting are also given special importance.

All of the code is organized into folders. Each folder starts with a number followed by the application name. For example, Chapter02.

The code will look like the following:

CREATE USER repuser
       SUPERUSER
       LOGIN
       CONNECTION LIMIT 1
       ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'changeme';

We need the following software for this book:

• PostgreSQL 9.5 or PostgreSQL 9.6 Server Software

• psql client utility (part of 9.6)

• pgAdmin4

• PostgreSQL 9 Administration Cookbook - Second Edition

• PostgreSQL 9 Administration Cookbook: LITE Edition

• PostgreSQL 9 Administration Cookbook LITE: Configuration, Monitoring and Maintenance

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