Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of SetupOnTiger

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Jan 28, 2006, 5:33:13 PM (20 years ago)

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anonymous

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 === Installing |PostgreSQL ===
 
-1. Create a new user, ''postgres'' in the Accounts Pane of the Mac OS X System Preferences
-1. Download and unpack latest stable \PostgreSQL tarball
-1. {{{./configure --prefix=/usr/local/pgsql; make; sudo make install}}}
-1. Add {{{export PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin:$PATH}}} and {{{export MANPATH=/usr/local/pgsql/man:$MANPATH}}} to {{{~/.profile}}}
-1. Add {{{export PGDATA=/usr/local/pgsql/data}}} to {{{~/.profile}}} '''NOTE: If this isn't set, ''postgres'' will complain about a missing conf file.'''
-1. Open a new terminal session
-1. Type {{{psql -V}}} and check that it is the version you just installed
-1. Create a data directory: {{{sudo mkdir $PGDATA}}}
-1. Change ownership to postgres: {{{sudo chown postgres:postgres $PGDATA}}}
-1. Create the initial data area: {{{sudo -u postgres initdb -D $PGDATA}}} '''NOTE: {{{sudo}}} means ''substitute user and do'', and in this case with the initial {{{-u}}} parameter, we are telling sudo to run the command as ''postgres'' rather than ''root''.'''
-1. To run the database (will not be automatically started on boot): {{{sudo -u postgres pg_ctl start}}}
-1. Open a new window, and type {{{sudo -u postgres createdb test}}}. If it says {{{CREATE DATABASE}}}, it's working. :)
+ 1. Create a new user, ''postgres'' in the Accounts Pane of the Mac OS X System Preferences
+ 1. Download and unpack latest stable \PostgreSQL tarball
+ 1. {{{./configure --prefix=/usr/local/pgsql; make; sudo make install}}}
+ 1. Add {{{export PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin:$PATH}}} and {{{export MANPATH=/usr/local/pgsql/man:$MANPATH}}} to {{{~/.profile}}}
+ 1. Add {{{export PGDATA=/usr/local/pgsql/data}}} to {{{~/.profile}}} '''NOTE: If this isn't set, ''postgres'' will complain about a missing conf file.'''
+ 1. Open a new terminal session
+ 1. Type {{{psql -V}}} and check that it is the version you just installed
+ 1. Create a data directory: {{{sudo mkdir $PGDATA}}}
+ 1. Change ownership to postgres: {{{sudo chown postgres:postgres $PGDATA}}}
+ 1. Create the initial data area: {{{sudo -u postgres initdb -D $PGDATA}}} '''NOTE: {{{sudo}}} means ''substitute user and do'', and in this case with the initial {{{-u}}} parameter, we are telling sudo to run the command as ''postgres'' rather than ''root''.'''
+ 1. To run the database (will not be automatically started on boot): {{{sudo -u postgres pg_ctl start}}}
+ 1. Open a new window, and type {{{sudo -u postgres createdb test}}}. If it says {{{CREATE DATABASE}}}, it's working. :)
 
 === Installing psycopg (|PostgreSQL Bindings) ===