Re: [GENERAL] Testing query times

2009-12-03 Thread Greg Smith
Scott Marlowe wrote: Restarting pgsql accomplishes the same thing as regards pgsql. BUT most OSes also cache, so you need a way to flush the kernel / file system cache. That depends on which OS you're running. Can't tell if this is Linux or Windows from how the question was asked. Here's h

Re: [GENERAL] Testing query times

2009-12-03 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Christine Penner wrote: > Hi, > > The first time I use a query its much slower than the second, third etc. I > want to do some testing with the 1st (slower) time. The only way I have > found to reproduce that slow time is to restart my computer which is a huge > pai

[GENERAL] Testing query times

2009-12-03 Thread Christine Penner
Hi, The first time I use a query its much slower than the second, third etc. I want to do some testing with the 1st (slower) time. The only way I have found to reproduce that slow time is to restart my computer which is a huge pain. Is there a better way to clear whatever Postgres is holding