Re: Max number of tables in a db?

From: Thomas Lockhart <lockhart(at)fourpalms(dot)org>
To: bpalmer <bpalmer(at)crimelabs(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Max number of tables in a db?
Date: 2001-08-17 05:17:05
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> The web site lists a lot of the limitations for postgresql, but not the
> max number of tables that are allowed in a given db. Anyone care to come
> up with a number?

It is limited by your filesystem's ability to handle large directories.
I have noticed in the past (not with PostgreSQL per se) that ~3000 files
in a directory is noticably slower that a typically small directory.

afaik that is the only real limitation, so you can try some timing and
performance tests using, for example, a perl script to create and access
a large number of files.

- Thomas

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