Re: PHP/postgreSQL

From: Frank Bax <fbax(at)sympatico(dot)ca>
To: pgsql-php(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PHP/postgreSQL
Date: 2006-02-09 21:08:21
Message-ID: 5.2.1.1.0.20060209155446.044d0c00@pop6.sympatico.ca
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At 05:14 PM 2/4/06, vince(at)weaktight(dot)com wrote:

>I'm running PHP/mySQL via a web hosting service. I require my PHP scripts to
>access an external PostgreSQL database.
>
>I have the PostgreSQL server setup to accept connections from anyone:
>I've tested this connection via pgAdminIII and I'm able to connect using this
>IP, but when I try to connect via php from the hosted webpage...
>
>But I'm foiled by:
>
>Warning: pg_connect(): Unable to connect to PostgreSQL server: could not
>connect
>to server: Operation timed out Is the server running on host
>"24.85.82.xxx" and
>accepting TCP/IP connections on port 5432? in
>/usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/weaktight.com/httpdocs/mytest.php on line 13
>
>Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm not very
>experienced with any of this stuff.

Your webhosting company must be blocking outgoing requests on port 5432. I
was able to connect to your server with your code - no problem.

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