Re: Triggers, Rules and email

scott.marlowe typed this on 01/20/2004 09:59 AM:
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Paul wrote:
>
>
>>Anyone know if I can create a trigger or a rule in Pgsql that will send
>>an email in the event of an attempt to update a database field no-one
>>should be updating?
>
>
> Sure, that would involve installing the pl language of your choice as an
> untrusted language.  PHP can be installed that way as a pl, btw, then you
> can just use the mail() trigger function in it.
>
> http://www.commandprompt.com/entry.lxp?lxpe=294
>
>

Yes, plPHP can be used for this. If you want an example, let me know and
I'll post one on the list.

-Robby

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