Re:

On 05/09/2012 08:18, Archana K N wrote:
> I used the "Export" option in the phpPgAdmin for exporting certain
> database and i got a zip file with .sql file inside it. I dont know
> how to import it back to postgres as i dont see any option for
> importing.

You have to use the unzipped SQL file as input to psql, thus:

  psql -f my-file.sql my-database

This is assuming that the db server is running on localhost; if not, use
the -h option to specify the host.

> I am a bit confused with the psql command prompt.

The docs are the best place to start:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/app-psql.html

HTH,

Ray.


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