brian wrote:
Steve Atkins wrote:
On Dec 20, 2007, at 7:35 AM, Gordon wrote:
On Dec 19, 11:32 am, Gordon <gordon.mc...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm a web developer who does a lot of work in PHP. The back end
database we use is bases on Postgres. I am trying to set my new
MacBook Pro up as a development system.
I have managed to install Postgres
fromhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/pgsqlformac/
and can access the database on my mac with tools such as pgAdmin. I
have also enabled the bundled Apache and PHP extensions.
However, the problem is that I can't get PHP to talk to Postgres.
Running phpinfo () on the built in PHP shows that database support
extends as MySql, Mysqli and SQLite extensions, and SQLite drivers for
PDO. What I really need is a Postgres extension for maintaining older
code and a Postgres PDO driver for new code in development.
It sounds like a PHP problem, not a Postgresql problem. You're
more likely to get help with it if you ask on a PHP mailing list, I
suspect.
It's a bit of both, really. You might need to re-compile PHP to make it
aware of PG. Did you install it through Fink?
That would be Apple - they don't provide postgresql support with the php
supplied with OSX. Also their updates can often wipe out a custom built
version of php.
http://developer.apple.com/internet/opensource/postgres.html
Provides steps to add support which should still apply.
Although he isn't mentioning 10.5 support yet
http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/php/
has been a good source of pre-built php for osx which also provides a
larger feature set compiled into php.
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