Try Omitting host=localhost or start the postmaster with -i $dbh = pg_connect("dbname=inventory, user=inventoryUser, password=secret"); http://www.pgexplorer.com GUI tool for Postgres ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thorsten Haude" <postgresql@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "PostgreSQL PHP ML" <pgsql-php@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 2:41 PM Subject: [PHP] Unknown Host in pg_connect() > Hi, > > I'm trying to connect to PostgreSQL using pg_connect: > $dbh = pg_connect("host=localhost, dbname=inventory, user=inventoryUser, password=secret"); > > However, I get an unknow host for localhost: > - - - Schnipp - - - > Warning: Unable to connect to PostgreSQL server: connectDBStart() -- > unknown hostname: localhost > - - - Schnapp - - - > > gethostbyname() has no problems to resolve localhost. > > This is certainly an oversight on my part, but I couldn't find > anything in the books or in the FAQ. > > tia, > Thorsten > -- > Death to all fanatics! > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org