Re: PostgreSQL from a newcomers perspective

In this case I found the problem to originate from the application, it uses
tcp/ip to connect..

Right now I can connect without any problem by using:
$dbconn = pg_connect("dbname=name_of_database user=user_name
password=just_a_password");

Great!!! I can't wait until I get my hands on a few good books..



B.

At 10:59 01-12-2003 -0800, Jonathan Bartlett wrote:
>The problem here is really on the PHP side, because the docs of PHP don't
>tell you how to create a connect string that works for local Postgres
>installs (well, the docs exist, but they are hard to find).
>
>For PEAR, it's
>
>$db = DB::connect('pgsql://USERNAME@unix(/tmp)/DBNAME');
>
>Jon
>
>On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>
> > B. van Ouwerkerk writes:
> >
> > > Installation went fine. I decided to read the long version.. at some
> point
> > > I was told to create a user postgres.
> > > I didn't find recommended settings for this user like if it needs a shell
> > > and where the users homedir is supposed to be.. I mean.. I can understand
> > > that PostgreSQL would require something simular to MySQL.. if it does..
> > > then I would expect it to be in the docs->installation->long version.
> >
> > Agreed, that could be added.
> >
> > > Here I find myself behind a Linux box that can't connect via PHP.. solved
> > > that one too.. Found the solution quicker on PHP.net then on
> > > postgresql.org.. even searched for postmaster -i (and other keywords I
> > > could think of) on postgresql.org.. no results.. FWIW.. seaching for the
> > > keyword postmaster did turn up the app_postmaster page..