LOAD LOAD 7 SQL - Language Statements LOAD load a shared library file LOAD 'filename' This command loads a shared library file into the PostgreSQL server's address space. If the file has been loaded already, the command does nothing. Shared library files that contain C functions are automatically loaded whenever one of their functions is called. Therefore, an explicit LOAD is usually only needed to load a library that modifies the server's behavior through hooks rather than providing a set of functions. The library file name is typically given as just a bare file name, which is sought in the server's library search path (set by ). Alternatively it can be given as a full path name. In either case the platform's standard shared library file name extension may be omitted. See for more information on this topic. $libdir/plugins Non-superusers can only apply LOAD to library files located in $libdir/plugins/ — the specified filename must begin with exactly that string. (It is the database administrator's responsibility to ensure that only safe libraries are installed there.) LOAD is a PostgreSQL extension.