Chad <chadrosen(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> export:
> pg_dump forums --data-only --no-owner -t foo > <output file>
> The load step seems really slow.
Don't use --data-only. Or if you must, look into dropping and
recreating indexes and foreign keys. See
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/populate.html
(or the corresponding page for whatever PG version you are using).
regards, tom lane