| From: | Andrew Sullivan <andrew(at)libertyrms(dot)info> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: PGSQL on shared hosting |
| Date: | 2003-11-25 15:29:54 |
| Message-ID: | 20031125152953.GB21468@libertyrms.info |
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On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 12:30:32AM -0800, Erick Papadakis wrote:
> hello,
>
> i am a newbie to the pgsql world, so pls bear with a possibly stupid
> question. i want to test out pgsql but i only have a shared hosting
> account. is it possible to install pgsql without root access, only for my
> account? my webhost uses redhat i think.
Yes. We do it all the time. You'll need to configure with --prefix
set to something you have write access to. You may need your
provider to install a symlink to init scripts for you if you want
automatic start up, and you may need to have your provider make some
kernel setting changes, but that's about it.
A
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