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    1: Installing a PostgreSQL Server under NetBSD is pretty easy. The recommended way is to install the prebuilt postgresql binaries. The PostgreSQL Server depends on the postgreSQL Client. 
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    4: **Contents**
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    6: [[!toc levels=3]]
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    8: #   Setting PKG_PATH 
    9: 
   10: Setting PKG_PATH enables us to easily download and install packages and it's dependencies. 
   11:     
   12:     # export PKG_PATH=ftp://ftp4.de.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/3.0/i386/All
   13:     
   14: 
   15: or if you are using csh: 
   16:     
   17:     # setenv PKG_PATH ftp://ftp4.de.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/3.0/i386/All
   18:     
   19: 
   20: You should keep this in your .profile, .bash_profile, if you mainly using binaries. 
   21: 
   22: #   Installing the PostgreSQL Server 
   23:     
   24:     # pkg_add -v postgresql80-server-8.0.4.tgz
   25:     
   26: 
   27: This will install the postgresql client and the server and any missing dependency (readline, perl) and will add the user **pgsql** to your user database. 
   28: 
   29: That's it. Almost. 
   30: 
   31: #   Configuring the Server 
   32: 
   33: Please copy the pgsql example script to /etc/rc.d/ 
   34:     
   35:     # cp /usr/pkg/share/examples/rc.d/pgsql /etc/rc.d
   36:     
   37: 
   38: If you want to keep the databse cluster other place than the default location, just change the user **pgsql'**s home directory, before proceeding to the initialisation: 
   39:     
   40:     # usermode -d /var/db/pgsql pgsql
   41:     
   42: 
   43: This directory must be owned by pgsql:pgsql. 
   44: 
   45: and then 
   46: 
   47: #   Starting the Server 
   48: 
   49: If you want to initialise the database with a local other than "C", for example with unicode, invoke this before starting postgresql for the first time: 
   50:     
   51:     # /etc/rc.d/pgsql initdb -E unicode
   52:     
   53: 
   54: please start the server entering: 
   55:     
   56:     # /etc/rc.d/pgsql start
   57:     
   58: 
   59: This will create all necessary initial databases on the first start. 
   60: 
   61: #   Start on every boot 
   62: 
   63: To start the server on every boot add 
   64:     
   65:     pgsql=yes
   66:     
   67: 
   68: to your /etc/rc.conf 
   69: 
   70: #   Creating an example Database 
   71: 
   72: To create a database switch to the user pgsql 
   73:     
   74:     # su pgsql
   75:     
   76: 
   77: and create the database 
   78:     
   79:     $ createdb testdb
   80:     $ exit
   81:     
   82: 
   83: #   Using the Database 
   84: 
   85: Postgres provides a Tool to manage the Database called **psql**. 
   86:     
   87:     
   88:     # psql -U pgsql testdb
   89:     Welcome to psql 8.0.4, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.
   90:     
   91:     Type:  \copyright for distribution terms
   92:            \h for help with SQL commands
   93:            \? for help with psql commands
   94:            \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
   95:            \q to quit
   96:     
   97:     testdb=#
   98:     
   99: 
  100: #   PHP and PostgreSQL 
  101: 
  102: You may wish to install the postgres Module for PHP 
  103:     
  104:     # pkg_add -v php-pgsql-4.4.1.tgz
  105:     
  106: 
  107: Have fun. 
  108: 
  109: #   Additional Information 
  110: 
  111:   * [pkg_add(1)](http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?pkg_add+1+NetBSD-current) Manpage 
  112:   * [su(1)](http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?su+1+NetBSD-current) Manpage