Re: Slow query with 'or' clause

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Selon Richard Huxton <dev@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> philippe wrote:
> > explain analyse
> > select count(*) from client_contact
> > left join client_company using(cli_id)
> > where (cli_mail = 'xxx@xxxxxx') OR
> > (lower(cli_nom) = 'xxxxxx' and zipcode = '10001');
> >
> > QUERY PLAN
> >
>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >  Aggregate  (cost=37523.98..37523.99 rows=1 width=0) (actual
> > time=3871.086..3871.087 rows=1 loops=1)
> >    ->  Merge Left Join  (cost=0.00..36719.10 rows=321952 width=0) (actual
> > time=3871.058..3871.058 rows=0 loops=1)
>
> This is the root of the problem - it's expecting to match over 320000
> rows rather than 0.
>
> I'm guessing there's a lot of correlation between cli_mail and cli_nom
> (you're expecting them to match the same clients) but the planner
> doesn't know this.
>
> If this is a common query, you could try an index on zipcode - that
> might cut down the other side.
>
> However, I have to ask why you're using a left-join? Do you really have
> rows in client_contact without a matching cli_id in client_company?
>

You are right, I was focused on server perf and I should have analysed my query.

Query time is ok now.

thanks you !!



> --
>    Richard Huxton
>    Archonet Ltd
>
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