Re: getting started with psql

Hello,
> I have little programming experience and I've been trying to go
> through the PostgreSQL 9.0.4 documentation tutorial. I got to
> section about creating a new database and was lost.
>
> On opening psql, get the following prompts:
> Server [localhost]:
> Database [postgres]:
> Port [5432]:
> Username [postgres]:
> Password for user username:
>
> I have no idea what I should be entering here. I'm not trying to
> connect to any other server. I'm just trying to create a database
> for others to connect to. What do I enter for Port? I don't
> remember signing up for any username. Where do I find my username?
You can always connect to a server and then use the create database
command to create a database. If you are keen on not connecting to a
server, you could use createdb command from commandline
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/app-createdb.html

But first - have you initialized a db cluster and do you have a PostgreSQL
server running? You could find that by running
pg_ctl status

I get the following output..
-bash-3.00$ pg_ctl status
pg_ctl: server is running (PID: 2407)
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postgres

Regards,
Jayadevan

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