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[mir.git] / doc / MAINTENANCE

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 To dump mir database <dbname>:
+       pg_dumplo -a -d <dbname> -s /dumpdir/dir
+       pg_dump -c -D -f /dumpdir/<dbname>.sql <dbname>
+this generates a dir with all blobs and a sql-file with all data.
 
-       pg_dump -b -o -F t <dbname> > mir_dump.tar
+To restore the database:
+       psql <dbname> < <dbname>.sql
+       pgdump_lo -i -d <dbname> -s /dumpdir/dir
 
-This generates a tar file including blobs as data.
\ No newline at end of file
+Every once in a while (or make a script) postgresql database should
+be "cleaned". See postgresql docs for commands VACUUM and VACUUM ANALYZE
+
+Every once in a while (or make a script) postgresql database should
+be "cleaned". See postgresql docs for commands VACUUM and VACUUM ANALYZE
+
+We also have misc. perl scripts to merge Large Objects from other DB's.
+these can be used as a basis to write your own custom scripts.