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Set Up a PostgreSQL Database on Windows

To use Media Server with a PostgreSQL database, you must download and install a PostgreSQL server and ODBC driver, and configure Media Server to connect to the database through the driver.

The procedure describes setting up the database server using the psql command-line tool. If you prefer, you can use the pgAdmin graphical user interface. For more information, refer to the pgAdmin documentation on www.pgadmin.org.

To set up a PostgreSQL Media Server database on Windows

1. Download and install a PostgreSQL server. For instructions, refer to the PostgreSQL documentation on www.postgresql.org.

   • Ensure that the installation includes the PostgreSQL Unicode ODBC driver.
   • During installation, set up a user account with superuser privileges.
   NOTE:

   Once installed, the PostgreSQL server appears in the Services tab in Windows Task Manager.

2. Add the PostgreSQL bin directory path to the PATH environmental variable.

   NOTE:

   This step enables you to use the command psql to start the PostgreSQL command-line tool (psql) from the Windows Command Prompt. If the directory path is not added to the PATH variable, you must specify the psql.exe file path in the Command Prompt to start psql.

3. Open the psql command-line tool:

   1. In the Windows Command Prompt, run the command:

      psql -U userName

   2. Enter your password when prompted.

4. Run a CREATE DATABASE command to create a new database. Specify the following database settings.

   Database name	Any name.
   Encoding	Must be Unicode–either UTF8 or UCS2.
   Collation	Any that is compatible with the encoding.
   Locale	Any that is compatible with the encoding.

   For example:

   CREATE DATABASE myDatabase WITH ENCODING 'UTF8' LC_COLLATE='English_United Kingdom' LC_CTYPE='English_United Kingdom';

5. Connect to the new database using the command:

   \c databaseName

6. Run the postgres.sql script provided in the Media Server installation directory. This script sets up the database schema that Media Server requires. The schema is inserted inside the public schema.

   1. Micro Focus recommends running the following command to ensure that the script stops running if it encounters an error:

      \set ON_ERROR_STOP on

   2. Run the script using the command:

      \i 'path/postgres.sql'

      where path is the script file path.

      NOTE:

      Replace backslashes in the file path with forward slashes. The psql command-line tool does not recognize backslashes in file paths.

7. Grant privileges to the user that Media Server will connect as. If security is not a consideration you could grant all privileges, but the required privileges are:

   Database	Create Temporary Tables
   All tables	Select, Insert, Update, Delete
   All functions and stored procedures	Execute
   All sequences	Usage

   For example:

   GRANT TEMP ON DATABASE databaseName TO userName;
   GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO userName;
   GRANT EXECUTE ON ALL FUNCTIONS IN SCHEMA public TO userName;
   GRANT USAGE ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public TO userName;

   where,

   databaseName	is the name of the database that you created.
   userName	is the user name that Media Server will connect as.

8. Open the Data Sources (ODBC) program:

   1. In the Windows Control Panel, click System and Security.

      The System and Security window opens.

   2. Click Administrative Tools.

      The Administrative Tools window opens.

   3. Double-click Data Sources (ODBC).

      The ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box opens.

9. In the User DSN tab, click Add... .

   The Create New Data Source dialog box opens.

10. Select the PostgreSQL Unicode driver from the list and click Finish.

    The PostgreSQL Unicode ODBC Driver (psqlODBC) Setup dialog box opens.

    

11. Complete the data source information fields:

    Data Source	The data source name (DSN). Media Server uses this string to connect to the database server.
    Database	The name of the database that you created in Step 2.
    Server	The IP address or hostname of the server that the database server is installed on.
    User Name	The user name to connect to the database server with.
    Description	An optional description for the data source.
    SSL Mode	Whether to use SSL to connect to the database server. NOTE: To enable SSL mode, you must also configure the database server to support SSL. For instructions, refer to the PostgreSQL documentation.
    Port	The port to use to communicate with the database server.
    Password	The password for the user account that connects to the database server.

12. Click Datasource.

    The Advanced Options (driverName) 1/2 dialog box opens.

    

13. (Optional) Micro Focus recommends that you select the Use Declare/Fetch check box, to reduce memory use.

14. Click Page 2.

    The Advanced Options (driverName) 2/2 dialog box opens.

    

15. Select the bytea as LO check box.

16. Click Apply and then OK.

    The Advanced Options (driverName) 2/2 dialog box closes.

17. In the PostgreSQL Unicode ODBC Driver (psqlODBC) Setup dialog box, click Test to test the connection.

    The Connection Test box opens containing a message describing whether the connection was successful. If the connection failed, use the information in the message to resolve any issues.

18. Click OK to close the Connection Test box.

19. In the PostgreSQL Unicode ODBC Driver (psqlODBC) Setup dialog box, click Save to close the dialog box.

20. In the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box, click OK to close the dialog box.

21. You can now configure Media Server to connect to the database (see Configure Media Server).