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Chapter 22. Managing Databases
- Table of Contents
- 22.1. Overview
- 22.2. Creating a Database
- 22.3. Template Databases
- 22.4. Database Configuration
- 22.5. Destroying a Database
- 22.6. Tablespaces
Every instance of a running PostgreSQL server manages one or more databases. Databases are therefore the topmost hierarchical level for organizing SQL objects ("database objects"). This chapter describes the properties of databases, and how to create, manage, and destroy them.