Chris Travers <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Luki Rustianto wrote: >> I wonder if there are any guidelines / step by step / special >> considerations whether it applies to database structure or the >> application it self if we want to upgrade to version 8.xxx ? > Depends on if your app depends on the (hidden) OID fields that were > included by default before 8.0. That's just one of numerous minor incompatibilities. Read the release notes and test your applications --- but by all means fix whatever application issues you need to fix, and get moved over. 8.1 is way better than 7.4 by any number of measures; even more to the point, we won't be supporting 7.4 forever. regards, tom lane