pobox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I have a PostgreSQL 8.2.6 on FreeBSD 6.3 (but the described behavior > appears during several earlier minor versions as well) - which powers a > php based web application. What I experience is the message (below) > which appears during the first 5-7 clicks after the database has been > cleanly imported (dropped and imported) - > > PGSQL ERROR: FATAL: terminating connection due to administrator command > server closed the connection unexpectedly > This probably means the server terminated abnormally > before or while processing the request. It's not unlikely that the server is crashing. This should not happen. Please examine the logs and let us know what you find. If it's indeed crashing, we would like to see a more complete report (possibly including a backtrace from a core dump). -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match