Re: Postgresql Upgrade 7.4 to 8.2

On 01/25/07 06:11, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> Radhika Sambamurti wrote:
>>> 1. How is the backup and recovery using WAL logging in 8.2
 >>
>> It's great!
>
> Less filling!
>
> Seriously though, the PITR recovery mechanism is quite mature and usable.

I would say it is a good start - and progress is clearly being made. But
it wont be "usable" for most serious applications until we have
per-database transaction logging and backup recovery. Having to run a
new instance (or obliterate the main instance) for recovery simply isn't
practical.