On Wednesday, August 11th, 2021 at 3:09 PM, Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com> wrote:
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> Is the Web server/PHP app on the same machine as the Postgres server?
>
All programs about this question are installed on a single computer; the intention is to test and learn first on a
localmachine.
> If it is on the same machine what happens if you do?:
>
> $dbconn = pg_connect("dbname=cpacweb user=cpaca") or die("Could not
>
> connect");
>
Am happy to report that connection looks successful, because the php web page now reports:
"
Connection status ok
"
Thank you all very much for the help. Hope that other novices benefit too! :)