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layout: post
status: publish
published: true
title: 'PostgreSQL 101'
author:
display_name: 'sipp11'
date: '2013-10-26'
categories:
- database
tags: postgresql 101
---
I found that PostgreSQL works differently to MySQL. PostgreSQL will accept command from both command shell ($) and PostgreSQL shell (postgres=#). When you create database, drop database, you can do from command shell:
$ createdb <database-name> -E UTF8
$ dropdb <database-name>
while [charset support listed here](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/multibyte.html#MULTIBYTE-CHARSET-SUPPORTED). or you can create database inside postgres shell.
$ psql
postgres=# create database <database-name>
postgres=# drop database <database-name>
To do some basic query, it's pretty like MySQL. However, it's vastly different when it comes to list/describe
postgres=# \l # show databases
postgres=# \connect <database-name> # use database
<database-name>=# \d # show tables
<database-name>=# \d <table-name> # show columns
<database-name>=# \d+ <table-name> # describe table
Configure for remote connection
### Server side
Edit `/etc/postgres/x.x/main/postgresql.conf`
listen_addresses = '*'
Add line to `/etc/postgres/x.x/main/pg_hba.conf`
host all all 0.0.0.0/0 md5
or you could do things like `192.168.1.1/24` if you want to limit to your subnet.
Creating remote user isn't anything different from what local user is:
$ psql template1
template1=# create user <user-name> with password '<your-password>';
template1=# \connect <database-name>;
<database-name>=> GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA public to <user-name>;
<database-name>=> GRANT SELECT ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO <user-name>;
<database-name>=> GRANT UPDATE ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO <user-name>;
<database-name>=> GRANT ALL ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO <user-name>;
<database-name>=> ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public GRANT SELECT ON TABLES TO <user-name>;
<database-name>=> GRANT USAGE, SELECT ON SEQUENCE <table_name>_id_seq TO <user-name>;
<database-name>=> GRANT USAGE, SELECT ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA <schema_name> TO <user-name>;
<database-name>=> \q
### Client side
Pretty much like MySQL
$ psql -h <postgres-server> -d <database-name> -U <user-name>
If you don't have postgresql client yet
# apt-get install postgresql-client-x.x
while x.x means version, e.g. `postgresql-client-9.1`