Try Omitting host=localhost or start the postmaster with -i
$dbh = pg_connect("dbname=inventory, user=inventoryUser, password=secret");
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thorsten Haude" <postgresql@thorstenhau.de>
To: "PostgreSQL PHP ML" <pgsql-php@postgresql.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 2:41 PM
Subject: [PHP] Unknown Host in pg_connect()
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to connect to PostgreSQL using pg_connect:
> $dbh = pg_connect("host=localhost, dbname=inventory, user=inventoryUser,
password=secret");
>
> However, I get an unknow host for localhost:
> - - - Schnipp - - -
> Warning: Unable to connect to PostgreSQL server: connectDBStart() --
> unknown hostname: localhost
> - - - Schnapp - - -
>
> gethostbyname() has no problems to resolve localhost.
>
> This is certainly an oversight on my part, but I couldn't find
> anything in the books or in the FAQ.
>
> tia,
> Thorsten
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