postgreSQL -- how to upgrade from 8.0? please help

theRealMacoy · #1 02-15-2007, 05:36 PM

hello wise software folks,

i currently run postgreSQL 8.0 and would like to upgrade to version 8.1 (or possibly 8.2 if it is supported by PAHUD).

i really am not sure how to proceed.

from the postgreSQL home site i downloaded the rar file containing the final full source version of 8.1:
postgresql-8.1.8.tar.gz

now how do i upgrade the version? i unzip the file into....?

perhaps i am on the wrong track? any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

also, will my data (my pokertracker databases) be affected by upgrading/installing the new version?

cheers,
sean

2easy · #2 02-15-2007, 11:33 PM

http://pokertracker.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17936

cjs · #3 02-16-2007, 12:06 PM

What is the benefit of this upgrade?

NoChance · #4 02-17-2007, 12:09 AM

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theRealMacoy · #5 02-17-2007, 05:05 AM

2easy,

thanks for the link, much appreciated.

i am not at home at the moment so will not get a chance to try it out for a couple days.

as far as "why upgrade?"

postgreSQL seems to put out a major new release every year.

as far as i can tell the benefits are many and include lowered memory usage and increased performance in many areas----the list of improvements is long.
link to version 8.2 release notes

cheers,
sean