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Posted: **Wed Jun 24, 2026 3:44 pm**

Install:

apt update
apt -y install postgresql postgresql-contrib
apt -y install php8.2-pgsql

Create testuser and testdb with testpass:

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cd /
sudo -u postgres psql <<'EOF'
CREATE USER testuser WITH PASSWORD 'testpass';
CREATE DATABASE testdb OWNER testuser;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE testdb TO testuser;
EOF

Test connection to testdb:

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psql -U testuser -d testdb -h localhost

(you will be prompted for a password)

Access database without password:

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sudo -u postgres psql -d testdb

Create a user:

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sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER testuser WITH PASSWORD 'testpass';"

Create a database:

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sudo -u postgres createdb testdb

Create a database that has an owner:

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sudo -u postgres createdb testdb -O testuser

Grant access:

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sudo -u postgres psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE testdb TO testuser;"

Dump a database:

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sudo -u postgres pg_dump testdb > testdb.sql

Restore a database:

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sudo -u postgres psql -d testdb < testdb.sql

Drop a user:

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sudo -u postgres psql -c "DROP OWNED BY testuser;"
sudo -u postgres psql -c "REASSIGN OWNED BY testuser TO postgres;"
sudo -u postgres psql -c "DROP USER testuser;"

Drop a database:

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sudo -u postgres psql -c "DROP DATABASE testdb;"

List all databases:

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sudo -u postgres psql -l

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