Introduction to PostgreSQL

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Outline
1. Database environments
2. Comparing PostgreSQL
3. Installing PostgreSQL on Windows
4. The PostgreSQL Files and Programs

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 1. Database environments

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A Simple Database engine

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A multiuser PostgreSQL environment

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 2. Comparing PostgreSQL

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PostgreSQL Versus Commercial
DBMS Products

Free Commercial Database Limitations

PostGreSQL:
- free open source
- No limitations: CPU, Memory, Database
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PostgreSQL
• Scalable. Vertical scalability is a hallmark of PostgreSQL. Considering that
almost any custom software solution tends to grow, resulting in database
extension, this particular option certainly supports business growth and
development.

• Support for custom data types. PostgreSQL natively supports a large

number of data types by default, such as JSON, XML, H-Store, and others.
PostgreSQL takes advantage of it, being one of the few relational databases
with strong support for NoSQL features. Additionally, it allows users to define
their own data types.

• Easily-integrated third-party tools.

• Free, Open-source and community-driven. Postgres is completely open-

source and supported by its community, which strengthens it as a complete
ecosystem. Additionally, developers can always expect free and prompt
community assistance

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3. Installing PostgreSQL on
Windows

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 Download
http://www.postgresql.org/download/windows
➔ Download the installer certified by EDB for all
supported PostgreSQL versions
(Lastest version 13)

 The graphical installer for PostgreSQL includes

 the PostgreSQL server
 pgAdmin IV: a graphical tool for managing and
developing your databases
 and StackBuilder: a package manager that can be
used to download and install additional PostgreSQL
applications and drivers
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 Install and test
 Install
 Stop/start server (run as administrator)
 Connect to server from pgAdmin4

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 Install

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 Install

The directory contains

all data files

Must remember the port

number. By default, it is
5432

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 Install

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 Install

You can uncheck on the

box and then Finish
because we don't need
any drivers at the
moment

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 Check on start menu

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 Notes: Uninstall postgreSQL

 Uninstall
 Remove data directory
C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL

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Server services

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Server services
The server is running

You can stop/start

/restart the server
here

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Connect to postgres from pgAdmin 4

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Connect to postgres from pgAdmin 4

Right click here

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Connect to postgres from pgAdmin 4

Enter the password of postgres account

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Connect to postgres from pgAdmin 4

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Connect to postgres using psql

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Connect to postgres using psql

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4. Install PostgreSQL on Ubuntu

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 Install
Postgresql APT Repository:

# Create the file repository configuration:

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt $(lsb_release -cs)-
pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list'

# Import the repository signing key:

wget --quiet -O - https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | sudo
apt-key add -

# Update the package lists:

sudo apt-get update

# Install the latest version of PostgreSQL.

# If you want a specific version, use 'postgresql-12' or similar instead of
'postgresql':
sudo apt-get -y install postgresql
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 Install
 After installing PostgreSQLthe following packages are also
installed:
(Installed packages: postgresql, postgresql-client, postgresql-client-
common, postgresql-common, sysstat , …)

 If pgadmin4 (a graphical administration utility) is not installed,

use the apt-get command:
sudo apt-get install pgadmin4

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 Client installation
 If you only wish to connect to an external PostgreSQL
server, install only the PostgreSQL client package:

– Client installation
sudo apt-get install postgresql-client

– Connect to the server:

psql -h server.domain.org database user

Example: psql -h 192.168.100.5 postgres postgres

psql -h localhost postgres postgres

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 Basic Server Setup
 Set the password of the PostgreSQL user (role) called
"postgres"

– Connect as a role with the same name as the local user (i.e. postgres)
to the database "postgres"
sudo -u postgres psql postgres

– Set a password for the "postgres" database role:

\password postgres and then give your password when prompted

– Exit the psql prompt: \q

 You can try to create the first database with the command
sudo -u postgres createdb mydb
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 Basic Server Setup
 Allowing local connections
– By default, local connections are not allowed for the postgres user
– As a super user, open /etc/postgresql/x.x/main/pg_hba.conf (Ubuntu) in a text
editor:
 sudo gedit /etc/postgresql/9.6/main/pg_hba.conf
– Scroll down to the line that describes local socket connections like this:
local all postgres peer
local all all peer
– Change the "peer" method to "md5"
– To allow connections using pgAdmin, find the line that describes local loopback
connections over IPv6:
host all all ::1/128 ident
– Change the "ident" method to "md5"
– Save and close the file

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 Basic Server Setup
 Restart postgresql : sudo service postgresql restart

– To test your connection using psql: psql -U postgres -W

– To test your connection using pgAdmin, connect to the database at

localhost:5432 using the user name postgres and the password supplied

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 Stop/start/reload PostgreSQL server
– on Ubuntu

sudo service postgresql

{start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload|status}

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 Create superuser
 Create a database superuser, same name as login name:
sudo -u postgres createuser --superuser $USER
sudo -u postgres psql
postgres=# \password $USER

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 5. The PostgreSQL Files
and Programs

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 PostgreSQL Files – on Windows
 Default: C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\x.x

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 Database cluster Directory
 Default: C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\x.x\data

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 PostgreSQL Files - on Ubuntu
 Configuration files:
/etc/postgresql/x.x/main/
 Data directory:

/var/lib/postgresql/x.x/main/
 Log files:

/var/log/postgres/

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 pg_log directory for
Administrators
 Each started time, a new log file: postgresl-year-
month-day-time.log
 Each row: a timestamp + the event

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 PostgreSQL Log Message Levels

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 Configuration Files
 How PostgreSQL behaves is controlled by three
separate configuration files
– postgresql.conf (C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\x.x\data)
– pg_hba.conf
– pg_ident.conf

 Text files:
– can be changed at any time
– will not take effect until either the system is restarted or
reloaded
– Each entry in the configuration files is on a separate line
– #: comment
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 Changing configuration files
 Use text editor: notepad++, gedit, …

 Default values = standard values

 If a configuration line is commented out, PostgreSQL uses

the default value for that entry
 Changing the default value = removing the comment symbol
from the line, reloading or restarting system
 Reverting to the default value for an entry = puting the
comment symbol back, stopping and restarting the
PostgreSQL system (NOT reloading)

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 The postgresql.conf File
 Format: featurename = value
 Example: port = 5432
 The main configuration file
– File Locations Section
– Connections and Authentication Section
– Resource Usage Section
– Write Ahead Log Section
– Query Tuning Section
– Error Reporting and Logging Section
– Runtime Statistics Section
– Autovacuum Parameters Section
– Client Connection Defaults Section
– Lock Management Section
– Version/Platform Compatibility Section
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– Customized Options Section
 The pg_hba.conf File
 Configure:
– Which network hosts are allowed to connect to PostgreSQL
– Which PostgreSQL usernames can be used to connect from
the network
– What authentication method users must use to log into the
system
– Which PostgreSQL databases an authenticated client can
connect to
 Format: connection-type database user network-
address login-method [options ]
 Example: host all all 127.0.0.1/32 md5
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 The pg_hba.conf File
 Format: connection-type database user network-address
login-method [options ]
 Examples:
– host all all 127.0.0.1/32 md5 : allows any client on the
localhost to connect as any user to any database using
md5 authentication
– host all postgres 192.168.1.0/24 md5 : allows the
postgres user account to connect any database from the
local 192.168.1.0 subnetwork (192.168.1.0 to
192.168.1.255)

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The pg_ident.conf File
 Provides a method for you to map remote client
user accounts to PostgreSQL user accounts
 Format: map-name ident-name PostgreSQL-user-account
 Example:
– host all all 192.168.0.10/32 ident map=testhost: All users
from the host 192.168.0.10 will have access to all
PostgreSQL databases. User accounts from this host are
mapped to PostgreSQL user accounts using the testhost
ident mapping.
– testhost rich richard
– testhost mike michael
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 Programs

 Most Unix administrators live and die by simple

command-line programs : psql
 Windows administrators will want to use the
graphical tools available in the pgAdmin
application. pgAdmin is also available on Ubuntu.

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 PostgreSQL Server Commands –
on Windows
 Location: C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\x.x\bin
 postgres: the PostgreSQL database server

– The utility command pg_ctl can be used to start and

shut down the postgres server safely and comfortably

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 PostgreSQL Server Commands –
on Windows
 pg_ctl: control the PostgreSQL system (stop,
start, or reload the configuration files, kill a
specified process)
– using the -D commandline option
– Example: C:\>pg_ctl stop -D "c:\ProgramFiles\PostgreSQL\x.x\data”

Document:
file:///C:/Program%20Files/PostgreSQL/x.x/doc/postgr
esql/html/app-pg-ctl.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/x.x/static/app-pg-
ctl.html
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 Stop/start/reload PostgreSQL server
– on Ubuntu

 Easy way:
sudo service postgresql
{start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload|status}

 Can use pg_ctl

cd /usr/lib/postgresql/x.x/bin/
pg_ctl –D /var/lib/postgresql/x.x/main –l logfile start

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 PostgreSQL Client Applications

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 PostgreSQL Client Applications
 psql: a command-line interface to the
PostgreSQL system
 pg_config: see the current configuration values
used to compile and install the PostgreSQL
package
 pg_dump: dump (or back up) the contents of a
database on the PostgreSQL system to a file
– Script: SQL files
– Archived: compressed binary files (using pg_restore to
restore)
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 PostgreSQL Client Applications
 pg_dumpall: similar to the pg_dump program,
except it dumps all of the databases to a file
 pg_restore: restore a PostgreSQL database from
an archive file created by pg_dump

pgAdmin III / pgAdmin IV: a fancy graphical

interface for administering a PostgreSQL system
– Open Source: www.pgadmin.org

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