Re: [GENERAL] PGSQL on shared hosting

2003-11-22 Thread Erick Papadakis
Thanks Tom. I don't mind having to start it again and again at server reboots, as I only intend to use it for testing for now. So how can I execute it inside my own folder? Do I need to give any special commands? Is there any FAQ for this? Thanks, Erick __ Do

Re: [GENERAL] PGSQL on shared hosting

2003-11-21 Thread Robert Treat
On Fri, 2003-11-21 at 11:20, Keith C. Perry wrote: > > > As previously mentioned you could just go with an ISP that has already been > running PostgreSQL for some time. I've notice quite a few service providers on > the list. Some are probably listed on techdocs but I noticed my entry hasn't >

Re: [GENERAL] PGSQL on shared hosting

2003-11-21 Thread Keith C. Perry
Quoting Robert Treat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, 2003-11-21 at 04:41, Holger Klawitter wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Am Friday 21 November 2003 09:49 schrieben Sie: > > > > i am a newbie to the pgsql world, so pls bear with a possibly stupid > > > > quest

Re: [GENERAL] PGSQL on shared hosting

2003-11-21 Thread Tom Lane
Holger Klawitter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> No. The "make install" step requires a root access. > Wrong! If you install into a writeable directory e.g. > ./configure --prefix=/home/user/postgres > make install will work just fine (or at least it did with me). > The only problem is that you

Re: [GENERAL] PGSQL on shared hosting

2003-11-21 Thread Holger Klawitter
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Am Friday 21 November 2003 09:49 schrieben Sie: > > i am a newbie to the pgsql world, so pls bear with a possibly stupid > > question. i want to test out pgsql but i only have a shared hosting > > account. is it possible to install pgsql without root a

Re: [GENERAL] PGSQL on shared hosting

2003-11-21 Thread rob
Without wanting to get flamed for gratuitous advertising, my company offers shared hosting with PostgreSQL 7.4. I'll leave it at that. Just to make it fair I'll say ditto, then ;) No. The "make install" step requires a root access. That's not true, so long as your ./configure --prefix has been se

Re: [GENERAL] PGSQL on shared hosting

2003-11-21 Thread Unihost Web Hosting
Hiya, Without wanting to get flamed for gratuitous advertising, my company offers shared hosting with PostgreSQL 7.4. I'll leave it at that. Apologies in advance to anyone I've offended. Regards Tony. Francois Suter wrote: i am a newbie to the pgsql world, so pls bear with a possibly stupid