Re: PostgreSQL from a newcomers perspective

B. van Ouwerkerk writes:

> Installation went fine. I decided to read the long version.. at some point
> I was told to create a user postgres.
> I didn't find recommended settings for this user like if it needs a shell
> and where the users homedir is supposed to be.. I mean.. I can understand
> that PostgreSQL would require something simular to MySQL.. if it does..
> then I would expect it to be in the docs->installation->long version.

Agreed, that could be added.

> Here I find myself behind a Linux box that can't connect via PHP.. solved
> that one too.. Found the solution quicker on PHP.net then on
> postgresql.org.. even searched for postmaster -i (and other keywords I
> could think of) on postgresql.org.. no results.. FWIW.. seaching for the
> keyword postmaster did turn up the app_postmaster page..

Would you care to tell us what you had to do? Because using the standard
installation I can connect via PHP just fine.

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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net