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use superuser connection from php

From
"pobox@verysmall.org"
Date:
hello,

we have a php application which gets from time to time database errors
which look like there are not enough connections (we have 100
connections allowed to postgresql) -

i read that there are two db connections reserved for su. is there a way
to use them from php in order to check if the database is really out of
connections (with - 'SELECT count(*) FROM pg_stat_activity') or the
problem is different?

thanks,
iv

Re: use superuser connection from php

From
Martijn van Oosterhout
Date:
On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 11:33:50AM +0200, pobox@verysmall.org wrote:
> i read that there are two db connections reserved for su. is there a way
> to use them from php in order to check if the database is really out of
> connections (with - 'SELECT count(*) FROM pg_stat_activity') or the
> problem is different?

To use the superuser connections you need to login as superuser...

Have a nice day,
--
Martijn van Oosterhout   <kleptog@svana.org>   http://svana.org/kleptog/
> From each according to his ability. To each according to his ability to litigate.
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Re: use superuser connection from php

From
"Albe Laurenz"
Date:
> we have a php application which gets from time to time database errors

> which look like there are not enough connections (we have 100
> connections allowed to postgresql) -
>
> i read that there are two db connections reserved for su. is there a
way
> to use them from php in order to check if the database is really out
of
> connections (with - 'SELECT count(*) FROM pg_stat_activity') or the
> problem is different?

You can connect as superuser on a different connection and issue that
SELECT statement.

But I wouldn't do that. What if there is a problem and all availaible
superuser connections are exhausted? You would not be able to connect
to the database any more, even as superuser.

I would rather examine the SQLSTATE you get from the failed connection
attempt. PostgreSQL returns SQLSTATE 53300 (TOO MANY CONNECTIONS) when
the
maximum os reached. This way you can distinguish that case from others.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe

Re: use superuser connection from php

From
"pobox@verysmall.org"
Date:
Martijn van Oosterhout wrote:
 > To use the superuser connections you need to login as superuser...

Eh... OK. I feel a bit stupid :) Thanks ;)

Iv

Re: use superuser connection from php

From
"pobox@verysmall.org"
Date:
Albe Laurenz wrote:
 > You can connect as superuser on a different connection and issue that
 > SELECT statement.

OK

 > But I wouldn't do that. What if there is a problem and all availaible
 > superuser connections are exhausted? You would not be able to connect
 > to the database any more, even as superuser.

True.

 > I would rather examine the SQLSTATE you get from the failed connection
 > attempt. PostgreSQL returns SQLSTATE 53300 (TOO MANY CONNECTIONS) when
 > the maximum os reached. This way you can distinguish that case from
others.

Oh, thanks a lot for the hint!

Iv