I have a slow response of my PostgreSQL database 7.4 using this query below
on a table with 800000 rows:
select count(*)from tbl;
PostgreSQL return result in 28 sec every time.
although MS-SQL return result in 0.02 sec every time.
Here is a few links discussing the issue:
http://sql-info.de/postgresql/postgres-gotchas.html#1_7
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2005-01/msg00247.php
--
Chad
http://www.postgresqlforums.com/
