Can you log into the PostgreSQL server from the console or command line? Are you sure you are using the right username, password or host? -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Bonham [mailto:thomasbbonham@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 8:03 PM To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Re: PostgreSQL error with PHP I rewrote the code. This is the code and errors. This is starting to get old, I have been working on this for over a week now. CODE: <html><head><title>Login</title> </head> <body> <?php $conn = "user=auth password=redhat dbname=auth host=localhost port=5432"; $dbconn = pg_connect($conn); echo "Connected Successfully"; ?> </body> </html> Error: Warning: pg_connect(): Unable to connect to PostgreSQL server: could not connect to server: Connection refused Is the server running on host "localhost" and accepting TCP/IP connections on port 5432? in /var/www/html/thomas/cis166ae/database/secretdb.php on line 11 Connected Successfully Thomas Thomas Bonham wrote: > I add the hostname and port, then I configure postgresql.conf and enable > the port 5432 line in the config file. > > So this is the new code. > > > <html><head><title>Login</title> > > </head> > <body> > <?php > > $conn = pg_connect(" > user=auth dbname=auth password=redhat host=thomas.example.com > port=5432" ) or die ("Could not connect") ; > echo "Connected Successfully"; > pg_close($conn); > > ?> > </body> > </html> > > With the new error. > > Warning: pg_connect(): Unable to connect to PostgreSQL server: could not > connect to server: Connection refused Is the server running on host > "thomas.example.com" and accepting TCP/IP connections on port 5432? in > /var/www/html/thomas/cis166ae/database/secretdb.php on line 10 > Could not connect > > Thomas > > > > Robbert van Andel wrote: > >> You might need to include the hostname and port. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Thomas Bonham [mailto:thomasbbonham@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, >> June 26, 2005 6:48 PM >> To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Re: Re: PostgreSQL error with PHP >> >> Thanks for the help. >> The code now looks like this. >> CODE: >> >> <html><head><title>Login</title> >> >> </head> >> <body> >> <?php >> >> $conn = pg_connect("user=auth dbname=auth password=redhat") >> or die ("Could not connect") ; >> echo "Connectd Successfully"; >> pg_close($conn); >> >> ?> >> </body> >> </html> >> >> And now the error I get is the following. >> >> >> Warning: pg_connect(): Unable to connect to PostgreSQL server: FATAL: >> IDENT authentication failed for user "auth" in >> /var/www/html/thomas/cis166ae/database/secretdb.php on line 8 >> Could not connect >> >> >> Thomas >> >> Robbert van Andel wrote: >> >>> The error is in your function pg_connect >>> pg_connect("name=auth user=auth"); >>> >>> I'm not a PostgreSQL user but your connection string should be enclosed >> >> >> into >> >>> by quotes. Documentation can be found at >>> http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.pg-connect.php >>> >>> Hope this helps, >>> Robbert >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Thomas Bonham [mailto:thomasbbonham@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, >>> June 26, 2005 5:43 PM >>> To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: Re: PostgreSQL error with PHP >>> >>> I modafide the code some more and now with the following code I get >>> this error. >>> CODE: >>> <html><head><title>Login</title> >>> >>> </head> >>> <body> >>> <?php >>> >>> pg_connect(name="auth"); (user="auth"); >>> ?> >>> </body> >>> </html> >>> >>> >>> Parse error: parse error, unexpected '=' in >>> /var/www/html/thomas/cis166ae/database/secretdb.php on line 8 >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Thomas Bonham wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hello All, >>>> I'm trying to get php to connect to my PostgreSQL database. >>>> The code that I'm using is below. >>>> >>>> >>>> <html><head><title>Login</title> >>>> >>>> </head> >>>> <body> >>>> <?php >>>> $conn = "dbname=auth user=auth"; >>>> $db = pg_connect ( $conn ); >>>> ?> >>>> </body> >>>> </html> >>>> >>>> Warning: pg_connect(): Unable to connect to PostgreSQL server: >>>> FATAL: IDENT authentication failed for user "auth" in >>>> /var/www/html/thomas/cis166ae/database/secretdb.php on line 8 >>>> >>>> Below is how I set up my database. >>>> >>>> root@thomas # Su - postgres >>>> >>>> -bash-3.00$ createuser -D -A -E >>>> auth >>>> -bash-3.00$ createdb auth >>>> >>>> Thanks Helping >>> >>> >>> >> -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
