Re: [GENERAL] Newbie - Pointers on moving. - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Richard Huxton
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Newbie - Pointers on moving.
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Msg-id 42235E3B.60808@archonet.com
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In response to Newbie - Pointers on moving.  ("Envbop" <rajib@envbopdotgovtdot.nz>)
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Envbop wrote:
> I have to move a pgsql database which is running on a linux box to a Windows
> 2003 server, so just started to find out about pgsql
> Not sure what version of pgsql is running on the linux box.  This a library
> application written in php?.

> Any recommendations on how to do this migration/upgrade ?

Run the new (v8.0) pg_dump on the Windows box and use it to dump the
database on the linux box (with the -h host parameter). The latest
version will probably be smarter than older versions of pg_dump.

Then use pg_restore to restore the data. If your linux database is only
a couple of years old there shouldn't be any problems. If you do have
problems, try restoring the schema then the data - that way it's easier
to identify where the problems are.

Details on the various options for these tools are in the "client
applications" section of the manuals.

--
   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd

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