{"id":58,"date":"2026-03-05T10:57:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigz.pk\/sql\/?post_type=lesson&#038;p=58"},"modified":"2026-03-16T18:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:45:14","slug":"installing-postgresql","status":"publish","type":"lesson","link":"https:\/\/gigz.pk\/sql\/lesson\/installing-postgresql\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Installing PostgreSQL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PostgreSQL is a powerful, open-source relational database system. 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