> 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.
No. The "make install" step requires a root access.
Your best chance is to find a shared hosting which offers PostgreSQL
rather than MySQL. There are some. Not many, but some...
Good luck.
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