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> This is in the pg_hba.conf file
>
> www.websiteIamusing.com all themachine'sIP 255.255.255.255
> trust
>
> I am sure I need to edit something yet.
"host" is a keyword (for tcp/ip connections as opposed to keyword
"local" for local domain socket connections), it is not a hostname.
Try:
host all the.machine.ip.address 255.255.255.255
Cheers,
Steve