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How to Use PARTITION BY in PostgreSQL

The PARTITION BY statement is used to create partitions in the tables to keep them efficient by dividing them into smaller tables for quick fetching of data.

How to Import Data into PostgreSQL on AWS RDS Database

Create a PostgreSQL database on the Amazon cloud platform using RDS service and connect to it using its endpoint and import data in it from the local directory.

How to Migrate Local PostgreSQL Database to AWS RDS

Create a backup of the local PostgreSQL database and connect to the AWS RDS database. After that, simply restore the backup file to the RDS database.

What is PostgreSQL?

PostgreSQL is the only Open Source database in the world that focuses on correctness first and extends that correctness to features such as NoSQL (JSON), ASYNC/SYNC Binary and Logical Replication. PostgreSQL also has features such as Horizontal partitioning, Stored Procedures and abilities to use replication to other legacy database systems such as MSSQL and Oracle.

PostgreSQL EOL (Extended Support)

Command Prompt with an appropriate support contract will provide 24x7x365 support for EOL versions of PostgreSQL up to 8 years from the initial release date. This extends the support lifecycle of a PostgreSQL release by 3 years.

How to Use for Loop to Iterate Over a Result Set in PostgreSQL

Postgres allows us to utilize the for loop to loop through a query’s result set. A record-type variable can be declared to keep the rows of a result set returned by the SELECT query.

How Do I Get the Current Time Without Time Zone in PostgreSQL

In Postgres, the “LOCALTIME” function is used to get the current time without zone information. It is executed without parentheses.

How Does the ORDER BY Clause Deal With the NULL Values in PostgreSQL

In PostgreSQL, the ORDER BY clause treats the null entries as the largest values. So, when a table is sorted ascendingly, then the null values will come at the bottom of the table.

How Do I Get the Week Number From a Specific Date in PostgreSQL

Use the EXTRACT() or DATE_PART() function along with the “week” argument to get a week number from a particular date or timestamp.

How to Use GROUP BY Clause on Multiple Columns in PostgreSQL

In PostgreSQL, multiple columns can be used with the GROUP BY clause. Specify a comma between the columns to be grouped when using the GROUP BY clause on multiple columns.