diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index fd0965a79f0..0608a8051e5 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Sun Oct 20 20:47:14 EDT 2002 + Last updated: Thu Dec 5 00:47:26 EST 2002 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) @@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ 2.1) Are there ODBC drivers for PostgreSQL? 2.2) What tools are available for using PostgreSQL with Web pages? - 2.3) Does PostgreSQL have a graphical user interface? A report - generator? An embedded query language interface? + 2.3) Does PostgreSQL have a graphical user interface? 2.4) What languages are available to communicate with PostgreSQL? Administrative Questions @@ -391,8 +390,8 @@ There are two ODBC drivers available, PsqlODBC and OpenLink ODBC. - PsqlODBC is included in the distribution. More information about it - can be gotten from ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub/odbc/. + You can download PsqlODBC from + http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/psqlodbc/projdisplay.php. OpenLink ODBC can be gotten from http://www.openlinksw.com. It works with their standard ODBC client software so you'll have PostgreSQL @@ -403,8 +402,6 @@ commercial-quality support, but a freeware version will always be available. Please send questions to postgres95@openlink.co.uk. - See also the ODBC chapter of the Programmer's Guide. - 2.2) What tools are available for using PostgreSQL with Web pages? A nice introduction to Database-backed Web pages can be seen at: @@ -415,33 +412,34 @@ For complex cases, many use the Perl interface and CGI.pm or mod_perl. - 2.3) Does PostgreSQL have a graphical user interface? A report generator? - An embedded query language interface? + 2.3) Does PostgreSQL have a graphical user interface? + Yes, there are several graphical interfaces to PostgreSQL available. + These include PgAccess http://www.pgaccess.com), PgAdmin II + (http://www.pgadmin.org, Win32-only), RHDB Admin + (http://sources.redhat.com/rhdb/ ) and Rekall ( + http://www.thekompany.com/products/rekall/, proprietary). There is + also PHPPgAdmin ( http://phppgadmin.sourceforge.net/ ), a web-based + interface to PostgreSQL. + We have a nice graphical user interface called PgAccess which can also be used as a report generator. The Web page is http://www.pgaccess.org/. - We also include ecpg, which is an embedded SQL query language - interface for C. - 2.4) What languages are able to communicate with PostgreSQL? - We have: + Most popular programming languages contain an interface to PostgreSQL. + Check your programming language's list of extension modules. + + The following interfaces are included in the PostgreSQL distribution: * C (libpq) - * C++ (libpq++) * Embedded C (ecpg) * Java (jdbc) - * Perl (DBD::Pg and perl5) - * ODBC (odbc) * Python (PyGreSQL) * TCL (libpgtcl) - * C Easy API (libpgeasy) - * PHP ('pg_' functions, Pear::DB) - Additional interfaces are available at - http://www.PostgreSQL.org/interfaces.html and - http://gborg.PostgreSQL.org. + Additional interfaces are available at http://gborg.postgresql.org in + the Drivers/Interfaces section. _________________________________________________________________ Administrative Questions diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 8e49793ca54..b1ca31a3855 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ alink="#0000ff">
Last updated: Sun Oct 20 20:47:14 EDT 2002
+Last updated: Thu Dec 5 00:47:26 EST 2002
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
2.2) What tools are available for using
PostgreSQL with Web pages?
2.3) Does PostgreSQL have a graphical user
- interface? A report generator? An embedded query language
interface?
2.4) What languages are available to
communicate with PostgreSQL?
@@ -507,9 +506,9 @@
There are two ODBC drivers available, PsqlODBC and OpenLink ODBC.
-PsqlODBC is included in the distribution. More information about - it can be gotten from ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub/odbc/.
+You can download PsqlODBC from + http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/psqlodbc/projdisplay.php.
OpenLink ODBC can be gotten from http://www.openlinksw.com. It @@ -522,10 +521,6 @@ available. Please send questions to postgres95@openlink.co.uk.
-See also the ODBC - chapter of the Programmer's Guide.
-For complex cases, many use the Perl interface and CGI.pm or mod_perl.
We have a nice graphical user interface called PgAccess which can also be used as a report generator. The Web page is http://www.pgaccess.org/.
-We also include ecpg, which is an embedded SQL query - language interface for C.
+Most popular programming languages contain an interface to + PostgreSQL. Check your programming language's list of extension + modules.
-We have:
+The following interfaces are included in the PostgreSQL + distribution:
Additional interfaces are available at - http://www.PostgreSQL.org/interfaces.html - and - http://gborg.PostgreSQL.org. + http://gborg.postgresql.org + in the Drivers/Interfaces section.