Re: [cobalt-developers] Where to start with Postgres

[Paul <pschulz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul,

> I think I've managed to create a Postgres Database - but I don't know how to
> access it from a Perl CGI. On other web sites I use DBI interface to MySQL -
> but I want to avoid installing stuff!
> 
> I can find hardly any documentation on Postgres for the RAQ4 - I can't be
> the only person developing data driven web sites on these boxes!! Can I ?!!
> 
> Any pointers to the quickest way to get started would be very much
> appreciated.

Have a look for the perl module PG.pm.
A quick google search on 'PG.pm' and 'tutorial' shows:

http://hea-www.harvard.edu/MST/simul/software/docs/pkgs/pgsql/Pg.html

This is old documentation.  Documentation on the perl interface used
to be included in the Postgresql documentation, but was dropped
(and has been for a while now). 

I would like to know where it is, if there is a recent version.

(another) Paul
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