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Update FAQ for 7.3.1.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
Last updated: Sun Oct 20 20:47:14 EDT 2002
Last updated: Tue Dec 17 23:39:40 EST 2002
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
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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
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1.7) What is the latest release?
The latest release of PostgreSQL is version 7.2.3.
The latest release of PostgreSQL is version 7.3.1.
We plan to have major releases every four months.
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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
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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:
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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?
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.
Yes, there are several graphical interfaces to PostgreSQL available.
These include PgAccess http://www.pgaccess.org), 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.
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.
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Administrative Questions

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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
<P>Last updated: Sun Oct 20 20:47:14 EDT 2002</P>
<P>Last updated: Thu Dec 5 00:47:26 EST 2002</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>
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<A href="#2.2">2.2</A>) What tools are available for using
PostgreSQL with Web pages?<BR>
<A href="#2.3">2.3</A>) Does PostgreSQL have a graphical user
interface? A report generator? An embedded query language
interface?<BR>
<A href="#2.4">2.4</A>) What languages are available to
communicate with PostgreSQL?<BR>
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<P>There are two <SMALL>ODBC</SMALL> drivers available, PsqlODBC
and OpenLink <SMALL>ODBC</SMALL>.</P>
<P>PsqlODBC is included in the distribution. More information about
it can be gotten from <A href=
"ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub/odbc/">ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub/odbc/</A>.</P>
<P>You can download PsqlODBC from <A href=
"http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/psqlodbc/projdisplay.php">
http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/psqlodbc/projdisplay.php</A>.</P>
<P>OpenLink <SMALL>ODBC</SMALL> can be gotten from <A href=
"http://www.openlinksw.com/">http://www.openlinksw.com</A>. It
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available. Please send questions to <A href=
"mailto:postgres95@openlink.co.uk">postgres95@openlink.co.uk</A>.</P>
<P>See also the <A href=
"http://www.postgresql.org/devel-corner/docs/programmer/odbc.html">ODBC
chapter of the Programmer's Guide</A>.</P>
<H4><A name="2.2">2.2</A>) What tools are available for using
PostgreSQL with Web pages?</H4>
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<P>For complex cases, many use the Perl interface and CGI.pm or mod_perl.</P>
<H4><A name="2.3">2.3</A>) Does PostgreSQL have a graphical user
interface? A report generator? An embedded query language
interface?</H4>
Yes, there are several graphical interfaces to PostgreSQL available.
These include PgAccess <a href="http://www.pgaccess.com">
http://www.pgaccess.com</a>), PgAdmin II (<a
href="http://www.pgadmin.org">http://www.pgadmin.org</a>,
Win32-only), RHDB Admin (<a
href="http://sources.redhat.com/rhdb/">http://sources.redhat.com/rhdb/
</a>) and Rekall (<a href="http://www.thekompany.com/products/rekall/">
http://www.thekompany.com/products/rekall/</a>, proprietary). There is
also PHPPgAdmin (<a href="http://phppgadmin.sourceforge.net/">
http://phppgadmin.sourceforge.net/ </a>), a web-based interface to
PostgreSQL.
<P>We have a nice graphical user interface called PgAccess which can
also be used as a report generator. The Web page is
<A href="http://www.pgaccess.org/">http://www.pgaccess.org/</A>.</P>
<P>We also include <I>ecpg</I>, which is an embedded SQL query
language interface for C.</P>
<H4><A name="2.4">2.4</A>) What languages are able to communicate with
PostgreSQL?</H4>
<H4><A name="2.4">2.4</A>) What languages are able to communicate with PostgreSQL?</H4>
<P>Most popular programming languages contain an interface to
PostgreSQL. Check your programming language's list of extension
modules.</P>
<P>We have:</P>
<P>The following interfaces are included in the PostgreSQL
distribution:</P>
<UL>
<LI>C (libpq)</LI>
<LI>C++ (libpq++)</LI>
<LI>Embedded C (ecpg)</LI>
<LI>Java (jdbc)</LI>
<LI>Perl (DBD::Pg and perl5)</LI>
<LI>ODBC (odbc)</LI>
<LI>Python (PyGreSQL)</LI>
<LI>TCL (libpgtcl)</LI>
<LI>C Easy API (libpgeasy)</LI>
<LI>PHP ('pg_' functions, Pear::DB)</LI>
</UL>
<P>Additional interfaces are available at
<a href="http://www.PostgreSQL.org/interfaces.html">http://www.PostgreSQL.org/interfaces.html</A>
and
<a href="http://gborg.PostgreSQL.org">http://gborg.PostgreSQL.org</A>.
<a href="http://gborg.postgresql.org">http://gborg.postgresql.org</A>
in the <I>Drivers/Interfaces</I> section.
</P>
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