other language interfaces are external projects and are distributed
separately. A
<ulink url="https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/List_of_drivers">list of language interfaces</ulink>
is maintained on the PostgreSQL wiki. Note that some of these packages are
not released under the same license as <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>.
For more information on each language interface, including licensing terms,
refer to its website and documentation.
</para>
<para>
<ulink url="https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/List_of_drivers"></ulink>
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="external-admin-tools">
<title>Administration Tools</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>administration tools</primary>
<secondary>externally maintained</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>
There are several administration tools available for
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname>. The most popular is
<application><ulink url="https://www.pgadmin.org/">pgAdmin</ulink></application>,
and there are several commercially available ones as well.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="external-pl">
<title>Procedural Languages</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>procedural language</primary>
<secondary>externally maintained</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> includes several procedural
languages with the base distribution: <link
linkend="plpgsql">PL/pgSQL</link>, <link linkend="pltcl">PL/Tcl</link>,
<link linkend="plperl">PL/Perl</link>, and <link
linkend="plpython">PL/Python</link>.
</para>
<para>
In addition, there are a number of procedural languages that are developed
and maintained outside the core <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
distribution. A list of
<ulink url="https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PL_Matrix">procedural languages</ulink>
is maintained on the PostgreSQL wiki. Note that some of these projects are
not released under the same license as <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>.
For more information on each procedural language, including licensing
information, refer to its website
and documentation.
</para>
<para>
<ulink url="https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PL_Matrix"></ulink>
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="external-extensions">
<title>Extensions</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>extension</primary>
<secondary>externally maintained</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is designed to be easily extensible. For
this reason, extensions loaded into the database can function
just like features that are built in. The
<filename>contrib/</filename> directory shipped with the source code
contains several extensions, which are described in
<xref linkend="contrib"/>. Other extensions are developed
independently, like <application><ulink
url="https://postgis.net/">PostGIS</ulink></application>. Even
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> replication solutions can be developed
externally. For example, <application> <ulink
url="https://www.slony.info">Slony-I</ulink></application> is a popular
primary/standby replication solution that is developed independently
from the core project.
</para>
</sect1>
</appendix>