I connect using the default database which is usually
template1. But you can access the system tables from
a connection into any database.
-Dan
--- Adam Lang <aalang@rutgersinsurance.com> wrote:
> So you just connect to the database using username,
> password, host, and
> port? Don't use a dbname in the connection string?
>
> Adam Lang
> Systems Engineer
> Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Wilson" <dan_wilson@geocities.com>
> To: "magnus" <reduct@asa.de>;
> <pgsql-php@postgresql.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 10:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [PHP] listing databases
>
>
> > Databases:
> >
> > SELECT datname FROM pg_databases
> >
> > Tables:
> >
> > SELECT tablename FROM pg_tables WHERE tablename
> NOT LIKE 'pg%'
> >
> > The "NOT LIKE 'pg%'" filters out the system
> tables.
> >
> > If you are interested in learning more about the
> system tables, you can
> > download my phpPgAdmin
> (http://www.phpwizard.net/projects/phpPgAdmin) and
> > view the source code. I have to use the system
> tables for almost
> > everything. If you do not want to download it,
> you can check out the
> source
> > code through the snapshot page
> (http://pgdemo.acucore.com/snapshot).
> >
> > -Dan Wilson
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "magnus" <reduct@asa.de>
> > To: <pgsql-php@postgresql.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 7:02 AM
> > Subject: [PHP] listing databases
> >
> >
> > > Hello,
> > > Can anyone tell me how to list (1.) databases
> and (2.) tables in a
> > > database using php?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Magnus Lawrie
>
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