Re: Getting row with id=max(id)

Gerald Gutierrez <gml1@coldresist.com> writes:
> I'd like to get the row with ID=4. I've tried:
> SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE id=(SELECT MAX(id) FROM mytable);
> The subquery can take a /really/ long time on a table that is large. The query:
> SELECT * FROM mytable ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1;
> doesn't seem to help very much.

It should help a lot, if you have an index on id.  Have you vacuum
analyzed the table recently?
        regards, tom lane