Backup database through web and php

You could set the authentification method to "trust" for the host the script is being run from, so you won't get a password prompt at all (see the pg_hba.conf file).

----- Original Message -----
From: Lau NH
To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org ; pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 05:01
Subject: [ADMIN] Backup database through web and php

Hi all,
I am writing a php script to backup my postgres database through web interface, but my database is password required. When I do a pg_dump at the linux shell prompt, it will prompt for password in order to backup the database, does anyone know how to pass this password with the pg_dump command together so that I can do it using php system call?

At 11:01 AM 1/29/02 +0800, Lau NH wrote:

Hi all,
I am writing a php script to backup my postgres database through web
interface, but my database is password required. When I do a pg_dump at
the linux shell prompt, it will prompt for password in order to backup
the database, does anyone know how to pass this password with the pg_dump
command together so that I can do it using php system call?

I was just reading up on this subject, and it suggests using PGPASSWORD in
the environment. I have not tried that yet, but think all the passwords
must be the same.

It is sometimes unclear to me when challenged for a password, logged in as
postgres, whether or not they want the database password I am working on,
or postgres'. So far, it appears to be asking for the postgres password.
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