In your command-line run the following commands:
brew doctor
brew update
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In your command-line run the command:
brew install postgresql@14
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Run the command:
ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/postgresql/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents
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Create two new aliases to start and stop your postgres server. They could look something like this:
alias pg_start="launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents" alias pg_stop="launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents"
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Run the alias you just created:
pg_start
. Use this comment to start your database service.- alternatively,
pg_stop
stops your database service.
- alternatively,
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Run the command:
createdb `whoami`
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Connect to your postgres with the command:
psql
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brew reinstall readline
- ONLY IF NEEDED -
createuser -s postgres
- fixesrole "postgres" does not exist
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Test with
psql
command$ psql psql (14.5 (Homebrew)) Type "help" for help. ibraheem=# exit
from the man ln
command
The ln utility creates a new directory entry (linked file) which has the same modes as the original file. It is useful for maintaining multiple copies of a file in many places at once without using up storage for the
copies''; instead, a link
points'' to the original copy. There are two types of links; hard links and symbolic links. How a link ``points'' to a file is one of the differences between a hard and symbolic link.
from the man launchctl
command
launchctl interfaces with launchd to manage and inspect daemons, angents and XPC services.
createdb <database_name>
createdb mydjangoproject_development
psql -U postgres -l
psql -U postgres -d <database_name>
psql -U postgres -d mydjangoproject_development
dropdb <database_name>
dropdb mydjangoproject_development
dropdb <database_name> && createdb <database_name>
dropdb mydjangoproject_development && createdb mydjangoproject_development
I encountered the input load errors and I just found another article that seems to have worked better - https://www.moncefbelyamani.com/how-to-install-postgresql-on-a-mac-with-homebrew-and-lunchy/