Search Postgresql Archives

Re: Cross database joins feature request

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



Swaminathan Saikumar wrote:
> Thanks for telling me that Postgres doesn't support cross-database joins.
> I know MS Sql Server does. And one of the companies I worked for used it, to
> sometimes have a secure database with sensitive info behind a firewall join
> queries with a less secure database.
> 
> Is this something worth considering adding as a feature to Postgres?

No.  Most people who need this use schemas.  Frankly, if you can do
cross-db queries you are kind of losing the security value.

We do have /contrib/dblink that does cross-db queries.

-- 
  Bruce Momjian  <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx>        http://momjian.us
  EnterpriseDB                             http://postgres.enterprisedb.com

  + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. +

---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate
       subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your
       message can get through to the mailing list cleanly

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
[Index of Archives]     [Postgresql Jobs]     [Postgresql Admin]     [Postgresql Performance]     [Linux Clusters]     [PHP Home]     [PHP on Windows]     [Kernel Newbies]     [PHP Classes]     [PHP Books]     [PHP Databases]     [Postgresql & PHP]     [Yosemite]
  Powered by Linux