Did you install PostgreSQL? It sounds like you need to learn the basics of Relations Database Management Systems (RDMS) before you dive into PostgreSQL/PostGIS.
The server is the database system. It manages connections to the databases. If the server isn't running, there's nothing to which you can connect. You can't create or connect to a database until the server is running (though one may have been created during installation). PGAdmin does not create servers, it connects to them. You might want to start over and use the OpenGeo Suite to install everything http://opengeo.org/technology/suite/download/ Or, if you're never going to use the database in a multi-user environment, take a look at SpatialLite (http://www.gaia-gis.it/ spatialite/) and see if it will do what you need. It's not as robust as PostGIS but it does a lot. Sean On Mar 9, 4:13 am, "Florian Reimer" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > thanks for the reply but I do not have a "Start Database" Icon. I think a DB > was never yet created as PostGIS Installation fails, because the Server > created by pg Admin III can not connect. > > Is it correct to use default settings? > Server [localhost] > Database [postgres] > Post [5432] > Username [postgres] > > The server does not connect, but in I cant in > postgresql.conf setting is > listen_addresses = '*' #following help files this should make > the server listen to all connections... > > I think I dont understand the entire "Server" concept of PostgreSQL - what is > it good for if I might just want to operate on a single machine? > > I cant install PostGIS because during Installation it tries dbcreate, which > does not work while PostgreSQL server can not connect... > > hints will be appreciated. thanks! > > FR > -- > NEU: FreePhone - kostenlos mobil telefonieren und surfen! > > Jetzt informieren:http://www.gmx.net/de/go/freephone > _______________________________________________ > postgis-users mailing list > [email protected]http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
