| From: | John Purser <jmpurser(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| To: | RPK <rohitprakash123(at)indiatimes(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Installing PostgreSQL without a service |
| Date: | 2006-08-10 21:38:23 |
| Message-ID: | 20060810143823.d7a55170.jmpurser@gmail.com |
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On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:50:50 -0700 (PDT)
RPK <rohitprakash123(at)indiatimes(dot)com> wrote:
>
> I want to use PostgreSQL for my desktop stand-alone application. I
> don't want to install it as a "Service", but rather I want to start
> it manually.
>
> Please let me know how to proceed.
>
> I also want to know that if I install PostgreSQL this way, how will I
> be able to use pgAdminIII, since it asks for Server Connectivity in
> the begining.
> --
rpk,
PostgreSQL IS a server in a client/server model. Either it's running
or it's not and if it's not you can't connect to it so neither your
application nor pgadmin would have access.
You can use pg_ctl to start and stop it as needed or access the
postmaster program directly for this.
John Purser
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