Try postgres://w2p:passw...@localhost:5432/w2p
-- Thadeus On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Julius Minka <[email protected]> wrote: > This is virtual server with centos 5.5 in internet. > I have successfully instaled web2py with Apache and mod_wsgi based > mainly on instructions from > http://web2py.com/AlterEgo/default/show/239 and > http://web2py.com/AlterEgo/default/show/240 > > Probably last step is missing. > I am getting this error when accessing site from internet: > RuntimeError: Failure to connect to DB. Tried 5 times > > when I start it from command line, it shows support for PostgreSQL: > python2.6 web2py/web2py.py -i xx.xx.xx.xx -p 7777 -a password > > web2py Enterprise Web Framework > Created by Massimo Di Pierro, Copyright 2007-2010 > Version 1.78.3 (2010-05-17 21:59:39) > Database drivers available: PostgreSQL > Starting hardcron... > WARNING:root:GUI not available because Tk library is not installed > please visit: > http://...... > > > I can verify access from command line: > psql -U w2p -d w2p -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5432 > Password for user w2p: > Welcome to psql 8.1.21, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal. > > Type: \copyright for distribution terms > \h for help with SQL commands > \? for help with psql commands > \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query > \q to quit > > w2p=# \q > > It works. > > > In ... web2py/applications/welcome/models/db.py > db = DAL('postgres://w2p:[email protected]:5432/w2p') > > What could be the problem? I have no further idea how to verify the > reason for failure of connection. > > Julius > > >

