PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database management system that can run on Linux, UNIX and Windows. It supports a wide variety of data types and includes programming interfaces for many languages. PostgreSQL offers user-defined types, inheritance rules, multi-version concurrency control and other features not found in other databases. It also generally performs faster than other databases and has a reputation for stability due to its rigorous testing process. Support is available through mailing lists and commercial support options.

1. PostgreSQL

2. INTRODUCTION
• PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management
system (ORDBMS).
• PostgreSQL was developed by the PostgreSQL Global
Development Group.
• PostgreSQL Global Development Group is a worldwide
team of volunteers, and thus PostgreSQL is not controlled
by any corporation or any other private entity.
• open source and free to use.

3. Features of PostgreSQL
• Runs on all major operating systems
including Linux, UNIX and Windows.
• Supports text, images, sounds, and video.
• Includes programming interfaces for C /
C++, Java, Perl, Python, Ruby, Tcl and
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC).
• A table in PostgreSQL can be set to inherit
their characteristics from a “parent” table.

4. COMPARISON WITH OTHER DATABASES
Features not
in others
User-defined types
Inheritance rules
Multi-version
concurrency control
to reduce lock
contention
Performance
Faster for some
things
Usually +10%
compared to other
databases
Reliability
Stable code that has
minimum of bugs
Release has atleast
one month of beta
testing
Support
Mailing lists
Direct access to
developers, the users
community, manual
and source code
Commercial per
incident support
Price
Free for all use
Proprietary and open
source

5. TOOLS DESCRIPTION
psql
● Command line tool.
● Primary tool to manage PostgreSQL.
pgAdmin ● Free and open source graphical user interface administration tool for PostgreSQL.
phpPgAdmin
● Web-based administration tool for PostgreSQL written in PHP. Based on phpMyAdmin tool.
● Manages MySQL.OpenOffice.org Base.
● Can be used as a front end tool to PostgreSQL.
pgFouine
● Log analyzer.
● Creates reports from PostgreSQL log files.

6. pgAdmin
A graphical tool for managing and
developing the databases.

7. Psql Console

8. Query Tool

9. Datatypes
Name Aliases Description
bigint int8 signed eight-byte integer
bigserial serial8 autoincrementing eight-byte integer
bit [ (n) ] fixed-length bit string
bit varying [ (n) ] varbit [ (n) ] variable-length bit string
boolean bool logical Boolean (true/false)
box rectangular box on a plane
bytea binary data (“byte array”)

10. Name Aliases Description
character [ (n) ] char [ (n) ] fixed-length character string
character varying [ (n) ] varchar [ (n) ] variable-length character string
cidr IPv4 or IPv6 network address
circle circle on a plane
date calendar date (year, month, day)
double precision float8 double precision floating-point
number (8 bytes)
inet IPv4 or IPv6 host address
integer int, int4 signed four-byte integer
interval [ fields ] [ (p) ] time span
json textual JSON data
jsonb binary JSON data, decomposed
line infinite line on a plane
lseg line segment on a plane
macaddr MAC (Media Access Control)
address
macaddr8 MAC (Media Access Control)
address (EUI-64 format)

11. Name Aliases Description
polygon closed geometric path on a plane
real float4 single precision floating-point
number (4 bytes)
smallint int2 signed two-byte integer
smallserial serial2 autoincrementing two-byte integer
serial serial4 autoincrementing four-byte integer
text variable-length character string
time [ (p) ] [ without time zone ] time of day (no time zone)
time [ (p) ] with time zone timetz time of day, including time zone
timestamp [ (p) ] [ without time
zone ]
date and time (no time zone)
timestamp [ (p) ] with time zone timestamptz date and time, including time zone
tsquery text search query
tsvector text search document
txid_snapshot user-level transaction ID snapshot
(deprecated; see pg_snapshot)
uuid universally unique identifier
xml XML data