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3 | 3 | <chapter id="protocol"> |
4 | 4 | <title>Frontend/Backend Protocol</title> |
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28 | 28 | if it is able. |
29 | 29 | </para> |
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31 | | - <para> |
32 | | - Higher level features built on this protocol (for example, how |
33 | | - <application>libpq</application> passes certain environment |
34 | | - variables when the connection is established) are covered elsewhere. |
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37 | 31 | <para> |
38 | 32 | In order to serve multiple clients efficiently, the server launches |
39 | 33 | a new <quote>backend</> process for each client. |
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