PostgreSQL Installation (session1 )
Getting familiar with PostgreSQL development environment
Introduction to C
Setting up the programming environment in C
Building PostgreSQL from source code
Modifying the backend server
PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management system (ORDBMS).
It was developed at the University of California at Berkeley Computer Science Department.
PostgreSQL is an open-source DBMS supporting large part of the SQL standard and offers many modern features.
PostgreSQL can also be extended by the user in many ways such as:
data types
Functions
operators
PostgreSQL has two different types of installation:
Pre-packaged distribution
Source code distribution (for Developers)
In this lab you will learn how to install PostgreSQL from source code.
By installing the source code, you will be able to perform DBMS development activities, i.e. involving with DBMS codes and how you can modify them.
PostgreSQL is developed mostly in the C programming language
In lab sessions 3,4,5 you will learn how to write code in C
After getting familiar with C, you will be able to modify the PostgreSQL source code as a developer
