Re: [HACKERS] destroydb doesn't close connection with client (httpd <-> pg)

At 04:58 PM 6/12/99 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:

>If you have an active website using a database, what are you doing
>destroying the database?  We're not talking about dropping a temp table
>here...  I find it hard to imagine what you'd use this "feature" for,
>except for shooting yourself in the foot.

Or upgrading Postgres :)

Just joking...Tom, you're absolutely right, by definition a web
site being backed by a db that's frequently created and destroyed
is not a 24/7 site.  It it's not 24/7, then you can knock it down,
destroy and re-create the database, then coax the postmaster and
webserver back into service.

Most active web services will be denying some level of service
if you simply drop a (non-temp) table.  The destroy the whole db?

Omigosh!



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