How about checking that localhost is defined in /etc/hosts here's mine: 127.0.0.1 ssbeagle localhost it also may be that pg_hba.conf doesn't have a localhost entry. Could you post the pertinent lines of /var/www/html/phpfile/other/orthersbrowse.php? If it's not too big, post it all. Then maybe you could let us know what pg_hba.conf accepts for local connections see: http://postgresql.crimelabs.net/users-lounge/docs/7.1/postgres/client-authentication.html Another option, if this is all local (it looks like it is) is to take out the hostname part of the pg_connect("") string. Username database, and maybe even password (if you set it up) may be all you need anyway. Hope this helps! On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, arun kv wrote: > hello, > I am using PHP to connect to postgresql server. Till now it was > working fine and PHP was connecting sql server without any problems. > Suddenly today i am getting an error or warning which says > 'Warning: > Unable to connect to PostgresSQL server: connectDBStart() -- unknown > hostname: localhost in /var/www/html/phpfiles/others/othersbrowse.php on > line 20 > Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL link > resource in /var/www/html/phpfiles/others/othersbrowse.php on line 25 > ERROR IN > EXECUTION' > > > I am not getting what the problem was. Beform some times it used to come > but when i restarted the system it used to work fine. > Pls anybody tell me what the problem is and any suggestions pls since the > server has to run all the 24 hours and 365 days. > thanks in advance > Arun > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > -Chadwick
