What purpose does pgadmin in PostgreSQL serve? - postgresql

I am confused with pgadmin. What is the main purpose of it in Postgres server?

It's very simple and short.
The pgadmin in PostgreSQL is a data administration tool. It serves the purpose of retrieving, developing, testing, and maintaining databases.

From their website:
pgAdmin is the most popular and feature rich Open Source
administration and development platform for PostgreSQL
From the Navicat website, another SQL client:
Navicat for PostgreSQL is an easy-to-use graphical tool for PostgreSQL
database development. From writing simple SQL queries to developing
complex databases, Navicat for PostgreSQL is designed to accommodate a
wide range of users, from PostgreSQL beginners to seasoned developers.
And DataGrip:
Meet DataGrip, our new database IDE that is tailored to suit the
specific needs of professional SQL developers.

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What is the difference between pgAdmin and Postgres.app?

After reading official websites as well as conducting Google research I still do not clearly understand how pgAdmin and Postgres.app relate to one another?
For example, I can simultaneously run two different local postgres servers on different ports from both pgAdmin and Postgres.app, which is confusing. I thought that those application depend on one another, but it does not seem so.
Postgres.app is a full-featured PostgreSQL installation packaged as a standard Mac app. It sets up a PostgreSQL database server on your computer when you install it.
PgAdmin is graphical user interface administration tool for PostgreSQL. It is a client tool for working with existing local or remote PostgreSQL servers. It does not include a PostgreSQL database server.

Does oracle soa quick start installation needs oracle database installation or does it come with some embedded database?

I am new to oracle SOA products and learning.
I have installed the fusion middlewre 12.2.1.2.0 soa quick install distributin and I am wondering does it require any database. I know that in production architecture it certainly needs oracle database but as far as development environment is concerned which database does it come with ?
Also how to see/modify these files related with database configurations.
Thanks
If you have installed the Oracle SOA Suite quick start then it comes with a pre-configured instance of Java DB, you don't need to have an Oracle database to start to use the suite, unless you have some special requirement.

How to set DB2 SQL ANSI Mode

I have a php project developed up on Ubuntu Intel 64 Bit machine. It uses the DB2 as database. Now client going to deploy it on IBM I Series Server. So I gave him exported Schema (by db2look command).
db2look -d MYDATABASE -a -e -o mydatabase.sql
But he have problem in importing As exported schema have some keyword not supported on DB2 IBM version. He point out on octets keyword. But definitely more could be there. So he want us to convert our schema to some MySQL or ANSI Mode. But I did not found any tutorial to convert DB2 schema or change Mode.
I am very new to DB2, Any all my DB exposure to MySQL database only. If anybody have idea about this ?
IBM has a manual
IBM DB2 for i porting guide DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows to the IBM i platform
(Updated June 2014)
http://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/servers/enable/site/db2_porting_i.html
Are you using Zend for your PHP by chance?
Zend is supported on the IBM i:
http://www.zend.com/en/solutions/modernize-ibm-i
Also Zend picked up the slack when MySQL support for IBM i was dropped by Oracle
http://www.zend.com/en/solutions/modernize-ibm-i/ibm-i-product/dbi
Zend's DBi product includes the IBMDB2I storage engine allowing php/MySQL apps to run on the IBM i and utilize DB2 for i as the database.

Can MySQL Workbench Forward Engineer (Generate DDL) for Relational Databases other than MySQL (such as MS SQL Server, PostGreSQL, Oracle, etc.)

I was under the impression that MySQL Workbench could be used to generate DDL for relational databases other than MySQL.
This question from 2010 says no, the only way to do it is to generate DDL for MySQL and then manually convert it.
Has there been any changes in the meantime? Any plugins?
Thank you -- Matthew Moisen
I'm a MySQL Workbench dev and I can tell you firsthand that nothing have changed about this.

Does Npgsql support community version of postgres?

I read from the enterprise db website that only the Postgres standard server and advanced server support Npgsql.
But am not sure if
1. Npgsql will not work with community version at all ?? or
2. It is just that it is not packaged along with community version,but I can use npgsql to connect and work with postgresql from .Net
Can someone help me understand?
I read from the enterprise db website that only the Postgres standard
server and advanced server support Npgsql.
EnterpriseDB is not the same as PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL is PostgreSQL, it's not a "community version" from EnterpriseDB. EnterpriseDB Server is a fork of PostgreSQL, not the other way around.
And yes, Npgsql does work with PostgreSQL, it was created for PostgreSQL:
Npgsql is a .Net Data Provider for Postgresql. It allows any program
developed for .Net framework to access database server. It is
implemented in 100% C# code. Works with Postgresql 7.x and above.