Re: Problems connecting to Postgre from PHP

On Saturday 10 May 2003 06:24, Steve Kershaw wrote: > I'm having problems connecting to a postgre database > from my PHP code. The code I'm using is: > > $conn = pg_connect("host=localhost port=5432 > dbname=movies ") > or die("Couldn't make a connection"); > > And the warning message I get is: > > Warning: pg_connect() unable to connect to PostgreSQL > server: could not connect to server: Connection > refused Is the server running on host localhost and > accepting TCP/IP connections on port 5432? in > /var/www/html/testpostgre.php on line 11 > Couldn't make a connection The message seems quite explicit. Are you able to connect using psql and the above parameters? If not, look for help on the postgresql lists. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-db ------------------------------------------ /* Seek simplicity -- and distrust it. -- Alfred North Whitehead */