Re: REPOST: redefining location of the socket file /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432

From: Arcady Genkin <a(dot)genkin(at)utoronto(dot)ca>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Postgres-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: REPOST: redefining location of the socket file /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432
Date: 2001-06-12 20:13:17
Message-ID: r1zhexltq1u.fsf@gnu.cdf.toronto.edu
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Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:

> > Can I redefine location of the UNIX domain socket file to be other
> > than /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432?
>
> Yes, in 7.1 this is a supported option. See unix_socket_directory
> parameter.

Thanks a lot, this is what I was looking for. I have another
question, though: how are the clients (mod_php4 for e.g.) going to
know the non-standard location of the socket file?

Many thanks,
--
Arcady Genkin
i=1; while 1, hilb(i); i=i+1; end

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