INSTALL.pgsql.txt
Version 1.5 (checked in on 2006/01/21 at 01:42:52 by unconed)
// $Id: INSTALL.pgsql.txt,v 1.5 2006/01/21 01:42:52 unconed Exp $
CONTENTS OF THIS FILE ---------------------
- Introduction
- Installation and configuration:
- Database and user creation
- Drupal schema loading
INTRODUCTION ------------
This file describes how to create a PostgreSQL database for Drupal.
If you control your databases through a web-based control panel, check its documentation, as the following instructions are for the command line only.
INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION ------------------------------
1. CREATE DATABASE USER
This step is only necessary if you don't already have a user setup (e.g. by your host) or you want to create new user for use with Drupal only. The following command creates a new user named "username" and asks for a password for that user:
createuser --pwprompt --encrypted --no-adduser --no-createdb username
If everything works correctly, you'll see a "CREATE USER" notice.
2. CREATE THE DRUPAL DATABASE
This step is only necessary if you don't already have a database setup (e.g. by your host) or you want to create new database for use with Drupal only. The following command creates a new database named "databasename", which is owned by previously created "username":
createdb --encoding=UNICODE --owner=username databasename
If everything works correctly, you'll see a "CREATE DATABASE" notice. Note that the database must be created with UTF-8 (Unicode) encoding.
3. LOAD THE DRUPAL DATABASE SCHEMA
Once the database has been created, load the required tables into it:
psql -q -f database/database.pgsql databasename username
If everything works correctly, you won't see any messages.
