On 2/4/06, Craig White <craigwhite(a)azapple.com> wrote:
> > > > I have just installed phpPgAdmin and I have
PostgreSQL running fine on
> > > > my computer. However, I do not know how to start phpPgAdmin. In
fact,
> > > > I have never used php related stuff. Could someone please help me
with
> > > > that?
> > >
> > > Do I need to install apache? The documentation on phpPgAdmin's site
> > > does not indicate how to start it, up to my best knowledge.
> > >
> > ----
> > yes - httpd would have to be installed...
> >
> > probably php-pgsql too.
> >
> > probably perl-DBI but I think that gets installed in most cases...
> >
> > 'yum install php-pgsql' would probably bring in everything you would
> > need as dependencies.
> >
> > I tend to use tarball...
> >
> > tar zxvf phppgadmin*
> >
> > mv whatever the folder you just untarred to /var/www/html/phppgadmin
> >
> > edit /var/www/html/phppgadmin/conf/conf.inc.php
> >
> > to suit your situation
> >
> > chkconfig httpd on
> >
> > point your browser...
> >
> >
http://localhost/phppgadmin
> >
> > Have at it.
>
> Thanks, Craig. When pointing to
>
>
http://localhost/phpPgAdmin
>
> I get
>
> "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost."
>
> Any ideas? Firewall, maybe?
>
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try 'service httpd start'
That is it: working now. Thanks!
Is there some danger that somebody malicious from outside can get
access to my databases, since the access is done via a web-browser?
What are the cautions to take?
Paul