Re: PGSQL with high number of database rows?

From: "Albe Laurenz" <all(at)adv(dot)magwien(dot)gv(dot)at>
To: "Tim Perrett *EXTERN*" <hello(at)timperrett(dot)com>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PGSQL with high number of database rows?
Date: 2007-04-03 09:29:24
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> I am possibly looking to use PSGSQL in a project I am working on for a
very
> large client. The upshot of this is the throughput of data will be
pretty
> massive, around 20,000 new rows in one of the tables per day.
> We also have tokeep this data online for a set period so after 5 or 6
weeks
> it could have nearly a million rows.
>
> Are there any implications with possibly doing this? will PG
> handle it?

What do you mean, massive? A mere 1000000 rows?
I don't think that a small database like this will be a worry.
Try to avoid unnecessary table scans by using indexes!

Yours,
Laurenz Albe

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