[Typo3] T3 on PostgreSQL

[Joe Kralicky]

Ries,
Thanks alot for your help, I may try it tomorrow.

Joe

Ries van Twisk wrote:
> Ries,
> 
>> Thanks for the information.  Do you think 3.8.0 will work with 
>> PostgreSQL 8.0.x?
>>
>> Thanks again!
>> Joe
>>
> yes... I think so.
> 
> We have had a little discussion about DBAL on 
> irc:/irc.freenode.net/typo3 about it.
> You can get the DBAL extention from 
> http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=91640
> then change the name from tx_dbal to dbal and move it to you global or 
> local
> extention directory.
> 
> I don't know all the details... But properly you need to install typo3 
> first on mysql,
> then dump the DB and from there convert the database to postgresql using 
> a utility like this: 
> http://www.omnistarinc.com/~fonin/projects/my2pg/my2pg_man.html
> Import that back into postgresql.
> I direct apprough 'might' be possible..but then you need to know typo3 
> well etc.....
> 
> Then configure DBAL in typo3temp/localconf.php like this:
> $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['EXTCONF']['dbal']['handlerCfg']=array(
>        '_DEFAULT'=>array(
>                'type'=>'adodb',
>                'config'=>array(
>                        'driver'=>'postgres7',
>                        'username'=>'user',
>                        'password'=>'xxx',
>                        'host'=>'localhost',
>                        'database'=>'test',
>                )
>        )
> );
> 
> After that you are on your own... This is just my best guess ofcourse...
> Let me know your findings please!
> 
> cheers,
> Ries
>