Look for the files libpq.h and also libpq-fe??? something like that. Those are the PostgreSQL headers (.h) and libraires (.so) You'll have to have those for pg_connect to work. When PHP is built it needs to know where those are (in path with other includes and libraries? or something else (/usr/local?/opt/postgre)). /B ----- Original Message ----- From: "scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@xxxxxxx> To: "Mark" <mbergman@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <info@xxxxxxxxx>; "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@xxxxxxx>; <pgsql-php@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 11:48 Subject: Re: [PHP] Inquiry From Form [pgsql] > On Thu, 15 May 2003, Mark wrote: > > > I have a Raq4i and I am trying to write PHP 4 to the PostgreSQL. But I > > keep getting undefined function: pg_connect() . I have the extension > > enabled and the PHP was compiled for postgreSQL. I do not understand > > what is going on? > > If PHP says pg_connect is undefined, then the php the RAQ is running isn't > compiled for postgresql connectivity. > > There are two common causes of this: > > 1: You compiled one build of PHP, the RAQ is running on another build. > > 2: You told PHP to build in postgresql connectivity, it couldn't find the > right header file, failed, writing an error message to the screen during > configuration, saying something along the lines of "could not find file > xxxxx.h" skipping postgresql configuration. > > PHP will then happily build and run, without postgresql capabilities. > > Try this: > > write a web page with this in it: > > <?php > phpinfo(); > ?> > > Look through the page to see if it mentions postgresql. At the top will > be a list of all the switches it was configged with. If you have a > --with-pgsql there, but no pgsql section in phpinfo, then the configure > script couldn't find the right headers. Make sure you're running a fairly > late model version of both PHP and postgresql, as there was a bit of an > issue about a year ago when postgresql changed the name of one of it's > connection headers. > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command > (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
