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v5:database:postgresql

# PostgreSQL

## postgres9

##### Specification

Driver Name | postgres9
Data Provider | postgres64
Status | Active1)
Windows | Yes
Unix | No
ADOdb V5 | Yes
ADOdb V6 | Yes

##### Alternatives

PDO Driver For PostgreSQL

This driver provides a connection to a Postgres databases version 8 and above

### Driver Specific Options

None

### Example Connection Strings

    $db->Connect("host=host1 user=user1 password=secret port=4341");
    $db->Connect(null, $user='user1' $password='secret');

## postgres8

This driver is exactly the same as postgres9

## postgres7

This driver provides connections to PostgreSQL version 7 databases

### postgres64

This driver provides connections to PostgreSQL version 6.4 databases

### postgres

This driver provides connections to PostgreSQL databases below version 6.4

[postgres, supported]

## netezza

##### Specification

Driver Name | netezza
Data Provider | postgres64
Status | Obsolete2)
Windows | Yes
Unix | Yes
ADOdb V5 | Yes
ADOdb V6 | No

This community provided driver is built on the postgresql driver. Its status and quality are unknown.

[netzza, deprecated]
1) This driver is actively supported by ADOdb project members
2) This driver is unsupported and will be removed in ADOdb V6
v5/database/postgresql.txt · Last modified: 2016/01/12 16:53 by mnewnham

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