Thread: What Do I Need to Get Started with PostreSQL for Win32 (version 8.0)
I visited the web site and downloaded version 8.0 rc5 for Windows.
Didn't see anything telling me what to download, so I selected what I think I needed from the ftp site:
/binary/win32: took postgresql-8.0.zip (didn't take the .sig file, don't know what it is)
/dev/doc: not sure what to get here; couldn't read the doc with notepad, it lost a lot of formatting.
Found a file, and unpacked it as best I could, found I needed something called docbook2man.
Got the tarball unpacked by a friend. Looks like I need a Unix box to do this, don't have one.
(see related question at end of message*)
/latest: downloaded none of this directory.
/odbc/versions.full: took most recent date (psqlodbc_07_03_0200.zip)
/pgadm3/release/v1.2.0/: took win32 version
/projects: didn't know if any of this was useful to me or not, didn't take any
/source and /src: assumed I didn't need this unless I wanted to play with program code
/stable-snapshot: didn't download, didn't know what it was for
/v8.00: didn't know what this was, didn't download since I appear to have binary from /binary
/win32: didn't take any of this; as the zip files look like the same name, file size, and date of what I
downloaded from /binary
QUESTIONS:
Did I get it all?
Anything else I should have to get a basic site up for the first time?
Any other admin tools recommended?
No install instructions found. Where do I start?
* Where can I get the docs for 8.0 without using Unix? Found a PDF for 7.4.2, is that close enough?
Nope There is a Win32 installer: http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/ Good luck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Van Ingen, Lane" <lvaningen@esncc.com> To: <pgsql-novice@postgresql.org> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 21:28 Subject: [NOVICE] What Do I Need to Get Started with PostreSQL for Win32 (version 8.0) > I visited the web site and downloaded version 8.0 rc5 for Windows. > > Didn't see anything telling me what to download, so I selected what I think I needed from the ftp site: > > /binary/win32: took postgresql-8.0.zip (didn't take the .sig file, don't know what it is) > /dev/doc: not sure what to get here; couldn't read the doc with notepad, it lost a lot of formatting. > Found a file, and unpacked it as best I could, found I needed something called docbook2man. > Got the tarball unpacked by a friend. Looks like I need a Unix box to do this, don't have one. > (see related question at end of message*) > /latest: downloaded none of this directory. > /odbc/versions.full: took most recent date (psqlodbc_07_03_0200.zip) > /pgadm3/release/v1.2.0/: took win32 version > /projects: didn't know if any of this was useful to me or not, didn't take any > /source and /src: assumed I didn't need this unless I wanted to play with program code > /stable-snapshot: didn't download, didn't know what it was for > /v8.00: didn't know what this was, didn't download since I appear to have binary from /binary > /win32: didn't take any of this; as the zip files look like the same name, file size, and date of what I > downloaded from /binary > > QUESTIONS: > Did I get it all? > Anything else I should have to get a basic site up for the first time? > Any other admin tools recommended? > No install instructions found. Where do I start? > * Where can I get the docs for 8.0 without using Unix? Found a PDF for 7.4.2, is that close enough? > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend >
On Jan 20, 2005, at 3:28 PM, Van Ingen, Lane wrote: > I visited the web site and downloaded version 8.0 rc5 for Windows. > > Didn't see anything telling me what to download, so I selected what I > think I needed from the ftp site: > > /binary/win32: took postgresql-8.0.zip (didn't take the .sig file, > don't know what it is) > /dev/doc: not sure what to get here; couldn't read the doc with > notepad, it lost a lot of formatting. > Found a file, and unpacked it as best I could, found I needed > something called docbook2man. > Got the tarball unpacked by a friend. Looks like I need a Unix box > to do this, don't have one. > (see related question at end of message*) > /latest: downloaded none of this directory. > /odbc/versions.full: took most recent date (psqlodbc_07_03_0200.zip) > /pgadm3/release/v1.2.0/: took win32 version > /projects: didn't know if any of this was useful to me or not, didn't > take any > /source and /src: assumed I didn't need this unless I wanted to play > with program code > /stable-snapshot: didn't download, didn't know what it was for > /v8.00: didn't know what this was, didn't download since I appear to > have binary from /binary > /win32: didn't take any of this; as the zip files look like the same > name, file size, and date of what I > downloaded from /binary > > QUESTIONS: > Did I get it all? I think you only need the file, which you probably already have. http://wwwmaster.postgresql.org/download/mirrors-ftp? file=win32%2Fpostgresql-8.0.zip If I recall, it has pgAdminIII included. > Anything else I should have to get a basic site up for the first time? > Any other admin tools recommended? > No install instructions found. Where do I start? It is a binary installer, I think. Just double-click on it. It will be uncompressed. Then, click on the installer. I haven't done this in a while on a PC, but I think it is pretty straightforward, just like installing any other program for Windows. > * Where can I get the docs for 8.0 without using Unix? Found a PDF for > 7.4.2, is that close enough? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/manuals/ HTH.
On Jan 20, 2005, at 3:28 PM, Van Ingen, Lane wrote: > QUESTIONS: > Did I get it all? > Anything else I should have to get a basic site up for the first time? > Any other admin tools recommended? > No install instructions found. Where do I start? > * Where can I get the docs for 8.0 without using Unix? Found a PDF for > 7.4.2, is that close enough? Start here to get an installer for Windows. Step-by-step instructions and a FAQ document are included. http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/ John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL