RE: [INTERFACES] newbie question about PHP

try:
pg_Connect("host=localhost user=$username password=$password port=5432
dbname=SomeDatabase") //[Note the lack of commas.]
-DEJ

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Doliov [SMTP:doliov(at)statsol(dot)com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 1998 11:22 PM
> To: pgsql-novice(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
> Cc: pgsql-interfaces(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
> Subject: [INTERFACES] newbie question about PHP
>
> i am trying to connect to a database using webpages with embedded
> php3.0
>
> postmaster is running with the -i option
> the database is running with the -u option
> the web user is nobody, and user nobody has select privileges on
> the given database.
> from the shell, i can access the database as user nobody
> $ psql -u mydatabase
> Username: nobody
> Password: xxxx
> mydatabase=>
> ---------------
> <?PHP
> $conn = pg_Connect("localhost", "5432", "user=nobody,password=demo",
> "", "grocery");
> if (!$conn) {
> echo "An error occurred.\n";
> exit;
> }
> ....
> ?>
>
> this is what resulting page says:
>
> Warning: Unable to connect to PostgresSQL server: User authentication
> failed in
> /home1/s/statsol/public_html/test/test.phtml on line 21
> An error occurred.
>
> my user=,password= is obviously a hack, i am just looking for how to
> specify it for the pgoptions part of the pg_connect; help with the
> syntax would be much appreciated.
>
> thanks,
> steve doliov