thanks that sounds like a really easy & neat solution. On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 11:02 PM, Stefan Kaltenbrunner <ste...@kaltenbrunner.cc> wrote:
> Rajesh Kumar Mallah wrote: > >> Dear List, >> >> There are many opensource applications that support postgresql >> (eg , gforge , bricolage , dspam ..) but does not use schemas(namespaces) >> as a result of which you are forced to use/create a new database and loose >> the >> advantage of linking the application data with your existing database. >> as no-cross database queries can be done in PG. >> >> >> my question is , is it a feasible idea to have some special kind of >> database >> in the postgresql cluster that mimics a schema of an existsing database. >> >> say rt3 is a special database that links to existing maindb databases' rt3 >> namespace then any DDL / DML done to public schema of rt3 database >> is redirected to rt3 namespace of the existing database maindb's rt3 >> schema. >> > > well in most cases it is enought to give those apps their own user and > setting the default search_path for that user to it's own schema. That way > you usually don't have to modify the app at all and still get it (more or > less) running in it's own schema. > > > Stefan >
