Re: Using postgres.log file for replication

Thanks for the tip Scott but am looking for an asynchronous replication that does not interfere with the performance of the application. Also I don't necessary need the latest changes to be applied right away. Even a day difference is enough...

Thanks a lot,
Ioana
--- On Thu, 11/27/08, Scott Marlowe <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> From: Scott Marlowe <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com>
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Using postgres.log file for replication
> To: ioanasoftware(at)yahoo(dot)ca
> Cc: "Csaba Nagy" <nagy(at)ecircle-ag(dot)com>, "PostgreSQL General" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> Received: Thursday, November 27, 2008, 12:34 PM
> If you want the same thing in real time look into pgpool II
>
> On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Ioana Danes
> <ioanasoftware(at)yahoo(dot)ca> wrote:
> > I know there are some limitations abut it:
> > - copy statements cannot be executed,
> > - the use of now() function
> > - even database restore scripts I don't want to be
> replicated
> > but these are not a problem for me because I don't
> use them in the application...
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 11/27/08, Csaba Nagy
> <nagy(at)ecircle-ag(dot)com> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Csaba Nagy <nagy(at)ecircle-ag(dot)com>
> >> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Using postgres.log file for
> replication
> >> To: ioanasoftware(at)yahoo(dot)ca
> >> Cc: "PostgreSQL General"
> <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> >> Received: Thursday, November 27, 2008, 12:24 PM
> >> On Thu, 2008-11-27 at 09:20 -0800, Ioana Danes
> wrote:
> >> > I've been wondering if anybody tried to
> use the
> >> postgresql csv log file to replicate sql
> statements.
> >> > I've been looking into it in the past
> days and
> >> after a brief testing it doesn't look bad at
> all...
> >>
> >> Try to execute something like:
> >>
> >> UPDATE some_table SET some_timestamp_field =
> now();
> >>
> >> The replica is now different than the master :-)
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Csaba.
> >>
> >>
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