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

From the terminal you can do:

\conninfo

I would suggest reading a documentation on their exhaustive list of all commands using:

\?

Answer 2

The default PostgreSQL port is 5432. The host that the database is operating on should have been provided by your hosting provider; I'd guess it would be the same host as the web server if one wasn't specified. Typically this would be configured as localhost, assuming your web server and database server are on the same host.

Answer 3

This command will give you postgres port number

 \conninfo

If postgres is running on Linux server, you can also use the following command

sudo netstat -plunt |grep postgres

OR (if it comes as postmaster)

sudo netstat -plunt |grep postmaster

and you will see something similar as this

tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      140/postgres
tcp6       0      0 ::1:5432                :::*                    LISTEN      140/postgres

in this case, port number is 5432 which is also default port number

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Answer 4

This is non-sql method. Instructions are given on the image itself. Select the server that you want to find the info about and then follow the steps.

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

select inet_server_addr(); gives you the ip address of the server.