Thread: can't create db

Hello proggers,

I got a strange problem while creating a database FROM PHP:

I connect from SuSE shell via php to a PG-server [7.3.2] using command
$conn = @pg_pconnect("host=db port=5432 user=postgres dbname=template1");
[db is an Alias in /etc/hosts an points to 192.168.0.200]
Then I create a database using command
pg_exec($conn,"CREATE DATABASE dvl_ao_27_beta;");


All works fine!


But when I connect using the IP-adress instead of the alias
$conn = @pg_pconnect("host=192.168.0.200 port=5432 user=postgres dbname=template1");
the handle is valid as well, but then if I want to create the database I got the error
ERROR:  CREATE DATABASE: source database "template1" is being accessed by other users

Does anybody have an idea what goes wrong in case I use the IP?


Enrico Ortmann

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Hi Mariusz,

MP> Thus there may be two connections (two users) to the template1 database.
MP> Just try the same actions with pg_connect.

Thanks, that seems to be the cause of the problem,
'cause I got no errors using pg_connect.

Rico