Server Startup and Shutdown | Introduction to PostgreSQL Administration

There are a variety of ways to start and stop the PostgreSQL server. In earlier chapters, you used the pg_ctl command to perform server startup and shutdown. pg_ctl is a shell script that controls the postmaster; in some circumstances, you may want to bypass pg_ctl and interact directly with the postmaster. You'll learn how to do that in the next chapter.

In most cases, you will want the postmaster to start when your host system boots. You'll also want the postmaster to shut down gracefully whenever the host is powered down. The method you use to accomplish this varies with the host operating system. In Chapter 21, you'll learn how to arrange for boot-time startup and graceful shutdown for a few of the more common operating systems.

Part I: General PostgreSQL Use

Introduction to PostgreSQL and SQL

Working with Data in PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL SQL Syntax and Use

Performance

Part II: Programming with PostgreSQL

Introduction to PostgreSQL Programming

Extending PostgreSQL

PL/pgSQL

The PostgreSQL C APIlibpq

A Simpler C APIlibpgeasy

The New PostgreSQL C++ APIlibpqxx

Embedding SQL Commands in C Programsecpg

Using PostgreSQL from an ODBC Client Application

Using PostgreSQL from a Java Client Application

Using PostgreSQL with Perl

Using PostgreSQL with PHP

Using PostgreSQL with Tcl and Tcl/Tk

Using PostgreSQL with Python

Npgsql: The .NET Data Provider

Other Useful Programming Tools

Part III: PostgreSQL Administration

Introduction to PostgreSQL Administration

Introduction to PostgreSQL Administration
Security
User Accounts
Backup and Restore
Server Startup and Shutdown
Running PostgreSQL on a Windows Host
Tuning
Installing Updates
Localization
Summary

PostgreSQL Administration

Internationalization and Localization

Security

Replicating PostgreSQL Data with Slony

Contributed Modules

Index