On 22 May 2012 18:35, Josh Berkus <j...@agliodbs.com> wrote: > >> If I have a customer with 1 database per user, how do they run a query >> against 100 user tables? It would require 100 connections to the >> database. Doing that would require roughly x100 the planning time and >> x100 the connection delay. Larger SQL statements pass their results >> between executor steps using libpq rather than direct calls. > > Why is this hypothetical customer using separate databases? This really > seems like a case of "doctor, it hurts when I do this".
Databases are great for separating things, but sometimes you want to un-separate them in a practical way. I'm surprised that you're so negative about an ease of use feature. I had understood you cared about fixing problems experienced by our developers. -- Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
