Re: PostgreSQL from a newcomers perspective

----- Original Message -----
From: "B. van Ouwerkerk" <bvo(at)atz(dot)nl>
> >I couldn't without modifying either postgresql.conf or start PostgreSQL
> >with --i
>
> Only one -
>
Technically speaking this is as much a PHP coding issue as it is a
PostgreSQL issue. If the PHP connection string has a host field in it,
libpq will try to connect via a tcp/ip rather than local socket. PHP can
still connect locally if the socket is specified properly (see PHP manual
for information).

I would, however, suggest that this is not expected behavior from a beginner
standpoint, and it would be useful to add a paragraph to the documentation
in the post-install setup section concerning the setting tcpip_sockets in
the postgresql.conf file. I have seen this one baffle others too,

Best Wishes,
Chris Travers