Find the host name and port using PSQL commands

Question

I have PSQL running, and am trying to get a perl application connecting to the database. Is there a command to find the current port and host that the database is running on

Answer 1

The postgresql port is defined in your postgresql.conf file.

For me in Ubuntu 14.04 it is: /etc/postgresql/9.3/main/postgresql.conf

Inside there is a line:

port = 5432

Changing the number there requires restart of postgresql for it to take effect.