one thing to point out to people about this idea is that nothing says that this page needs to be served via a webserver. If all the calculations are done in javascript this could be a local file that you open with a browser.

do any of the text-mode browsers implement javascript? if so then you have an answer even for the deeply buried isolated headless servers.

David Lang

On Mon, 18 Jun 2007, Campbell, Lance wrote:


I am a Java Software architect, DBA, and project manager for the
University of Illinois, Department of Web Services.  We use PostgreSQL
to serve about 2 million pages of dynamic content a month; everything
from calendars, surveys, forms, discussion boards, RSS feeds, etc.  I am
really impressed with this tool.



The only major problem area I have found where PostgreSQL is really
lacking is in "what should my initial configuration settings be?"  I
realize that there are many elements that can impact a DBA's specific
database settings but it would be nice to have a "configuration tool"
that would get someone up and running better in the beginning.



This is my idea:



A JavaScript HTML page that would have some basic questions at the top:

1) How much memory do you have?

2) How many connections will be made to the database?

3) What operating system do you use?

4) Etc...

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