John Iliffe wrote: > The proper socket does exist: > > ------------------------------------- > ls -al /tmp | grep PGSQL > srwxrwxrwx. 1 postgres postgres 0 Apr 7 16:53 .s.PGSQL.5432 > -rw-------. 1 postgres postgres 49 Apr 7 16:53 .s.PGSQL.5432.lock Maybe the httpd service lives in another namespace, e.g. it's chrooted. What if you try: <?php echo file_exists("/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"); ?> Best regards, -- Daniel Vérité PostgreSQL-powered mailer: http://www.manitou-mail.org Twitter: @DanielVerite -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general