Thread: Re: [NOVICE] Accessing Postgres db from apache using PHP

I'm not sure, but I think you have to start postgres with the option -i to allow it to use TCP/IP.

if you get a socket error look at the php.ini, sockets.unix_socket_directory = /tmp, go to the directory indicated
thereand have a look, if there is a socket.  PHP and postgres both have a setting for the socket directory and they
mustbe the same. 

Hope it helps,
Christoph Della Valle

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>Von: bruce [mailto:bedouglas@earthlink.net]
>Gesendet: Montag, 28. Juli 2003 03:00
>An: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org; pgsql-php@postgresql.org
>Betreff: [NOVICE] Accessing Postgres db from apache using PHP
>
>
>Hi...
>
>I'm new to Postgres... I've installed Postgres on a Linux RH
>8.0 server. I'm
>trying to access a pgsql db from an Apache website, using
>PHP(v-4.2.2). I've
>taken a look at google and through the archives with no real luck...
>
>I created a Linux user and given the user rights to the Postgres group.
>I created a Linux user (gforge) and given it rights to the
>Postgres group.
>Using the gforge user, I created a postgres user, using
>    -> createuser gforge - W
>I gave the user the password of ->gforge
>
>I gave the user rights to add/create databases, but not add new users
>I then installed a database.
>    pgsql -U gforge -d gforge < gforge3.sql
>
>At this point, I can see that I have a db in postgres....
>I did a "\l" and it displayed:
>    name    owner    encoding
>-->>    gforge    gforge    sql_ascii
>
>
>In my php code, I have....
>
>$sys_dbhost = "localhost";
>$sys_dbname = "gforge";
>$sys_user = "gforge";
>$sys_dbpasswd = "gforge";
>
>i then do a:
>    $tmp = "host=localhost dbname=gforge user=gforge
>password=gforge";
>    $conn = @pg_connect($tmp);
>
>at this point $conn is not set... it should be a resouce if
>I've connect to
>the DB..!!!!!!!
>
>So.. the question... Anybody have any idea as to what I've
>done wrong/left
>out/etc...
>
>Any pointers/comments/criticisms would be helpful.....
>Any sample docs, or code that illustrates how this should be
>accomplished
>would be helpful...
>
>
>Thanks...
>
>Bruce Douglas
>(925) 866-2790
>bedouglas@earthlink.net
>
>
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