Re: [SQL] Don't need transaction integrity - can I turn it off

Bruce Momjian wrote:
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>> My application requires very fast update/insert- where I am told mySQL
>> shines. Can I turn off commit/rollback in Postgres so as to dramatically
>> speed up insert/updates. I understand and accept the cost of dropping som
>e
>> insert/updates.
>
>Yes, we have no-fsync option. See FAQ.

But that has to do with not forcing a sync to disk after every write.
I've never heard of an ability to disable transactions; isn't every
operation outside an explicitly-declared transaction made a single
separate transaction by default?

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