Hi, I realise this is probably a very basic question but if anyone could point me in the right direction i'd be very grateful.
I have a database which is just my data table and "geometry columns" and "spatial_ref_sys" tables. The data is of a significant volume with periodic updates which take days to re-index Apart from the updating (every month or so), read only access is the only interaction. Which is the best of the following options: 1) Run 2 copies of the database table and switch between them depending on which is being updated a) How would i create a copy of the table with the data it holds now b) Is it better to create a copy within the same database or another on the same server 2) Create a copy of the data and somehow change the table/database name rather than a) Is it ok to simply rename a database table so that any connecting services just connect to a different table without being updated. b) As for 1, i would need to know the best way to establish a copy Of course, even better would be a way to reindex whilst a database is in use but i'm under the impression that this is not possible at the moment? Apologies again if this is a blindingly obvious question, didn't see anything in the forums. Thanks Andy -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Basic-duplicating-database-question-tp30018606p30018606.html Sent from the PostGIS - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users