Re: running postgresql on a private machine accessing it from public web pages

Joshua,

Let me rephrase what I wrote. The database is on a public machine
(Linux), but the postgresql postmaster runs on a private machine
(Solaris 10). Can we access the postgresql database through the public
machine, even though the postmaster is running from a (different)
private machine?

thanx
keith

Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>> So, the question is, can someone go through these (public) web pages and
>> access the postgresql database if the postgresql server is running on
>> the private machine?
>>
>> We have other data in the postgresql and would like to only have to use
>> one database types, i.e., postgresql.
>>
>
> If you are using proper host control then yes you can make it so that
> the PHP user is only able to access the public data in the private
> database. See here:
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/client-authentication.html
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/user-manag.html
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Joshua D. Drake
>
>

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