Re: PGSQL on shared hosting - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Francois Suter
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In response to PGSQL on shared hosting  (Erick Papadakis <erick_papadakis@yahoo.com>)
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> i am a newbie to the pgsql world, so pls bear with a possibly stupid
> question. i want to test out pgsql but i only have a shared hosting
> account. is it possible to install pgsql without root access, only for
> my
> account? my webhost uses redhat i think.

No. The "make install" step requires a root access.

Your best chance is to find a shared hosting which offers PostgreSQL
rather than MySQL. There are some. Not many, but some...

Good luck.

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Francois

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