RE: [INTERFACES] newbie question about PHP - Mailing list pgsql-interfaces

From Jackson, DeJuan
Subject RE: [INTERFACES] newbie question about PHP
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Msg-id F10BB1FAF801D111829B0060971D839F2F3C8E@cpsmail
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try:
pg_Connect("host=localhost user=$username password=$password port=5432
dbname=SomeDatabase")  //[Note the lack of commas.]
    -DEJ


> -----Original Message-----
> From:    Steve Doliov [SMTP:doliov@statsol.com]
> Sent:    Tuesday, June 23, 1998 11:22 PM
> To:    pgsql-novice@postgreSQL.org
> Cc:    pgsql-interfaces@postgreSQL.org
> Subject:    [INTERFACES] newbie question about PHP
>
> i am trying to connect to a database using webpages with embedded
> php3.0
>
> postmaster is running with the -i option
> the database is running with the -u option
> the web user is nobody, and user nobody has select privileges on
> the given database.
> from the shell, i can access the database as user nobody
> $ psql -u mydatabase
> Username: nobody
> Password: xxxx
> mydatabase=>
> ---------------
> <?PHP
>  $conn = pg_Connect("localhost", "5432", "user=nobody,password=demo",
> "", "grocery");
>  if (!$conn) {
>    echo "An error occurred.\n";
>    exit;
>  }
> ....
> ?>
>
> this is what resulting page says:
>
> Warning: Unable to connect to PostgresSQL server: User authentication
> failed in
>         /home1/s/statsol/public_html/test/test.phtml on line 21
>                          An error occurred.
>
> my user=,password= is obviously a hack, i am just looking for how to
> specify it for the pgoptions part of the pg_connect; help with the
> syntax would be much appreciated.
>
> thanks,
> steve doliov

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