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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/html/sql-createserver.html b/doc/src/sgml/html/sql-createserver.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b92f23d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/src/sgml/html/sql-createserver.html @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>CREATE SERVER</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.css" /><link rev="made" href="pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org" /><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot" /><link rel="prev" href="sql-createsequence.html" title="CREATE SEQUENCE" /><link rel="next" href="sql-createstatistics.html" title="CREATE STATISTICS" /></head><body id="docContent" class="container-fluid col-10"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="5" align="center">CREATE SERVER</th></tr><tr><td width="10%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sql-createsequence.html" title="CREATE SEQUENCE">Prev</a> </td><td width="10%" align="left"><a accesskey="u" href="sql-commands.html" title="SQL Commands">Up</a></td><th width="60%" align="center">SQL Commands</th><td width="10%" align="right"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html" title="PostgreSQL 15.5 Documentation">Home</a></td><td width="10%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sql-createstatistics.html" title="CREATE STATISTICS">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr /></div><div class="refentry" id="SQL-CREATESERVER"><div class="titlepage"></div><a id="id-1.9.3.82.1" class="indexterm"></a><div class="refnamediv"><h2><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE SERVER</span></h2><p>CREATE SERVER — define a new foreign server</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><pre class="synopsis"> +CREATE SERVER [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <em class="replaceable"><code>server_name</code></em> [ TYPE '<em class="replaceable"><code>server_type</code></em>' ] [ VERSION '<em class="replaceable"><code>server_version</code></em>' ] + FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER <em class="replaceable"><code>fdw_name</code></em> + [ OPTIONS ( <em class="replaceable"><code>option</code></em> '<em class="replaceable"><code>value</code></em>' [, ... ] ) ] +</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.82.5"><h2>Description</h2><p> + <code class="command">CREATE SERVER</code> defines a new foreign server. The + user who defines the server becomes its owner. + </p><p> + A foreign server typically encapsulates connection information that + a foreign-data wrapper uses to access an external data resource. + Additional user-specific connection information may be specified by + means of user mappings. + </p><p> + The server name must be unique within the database. + </p><p> + Creating a server requires <code class="literal">USAGE</code> privilege on the + foreign-data wrapper being used. + </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.82.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">IF NOT EXISTS</code></span></dt><dd><p> + Do not throw an error if a server with the same name already exists. + A notice is issued in this case. Note that there is no guarantee that + the existing server is anything like the one that would have been + created. + </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>server_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p> + The name of the foreign server to be created. + </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>server_type</code></em></span></dt><dd><p> + Optional server type, potentially useful to foreign-data wrappers. + </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>server_version</code></em></span></dt><dd><p> + Optional server version, potentially useful to foreign-data wrappers. + </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>fdw_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p> + The name of the foreign-data wrapper that manages the server. + </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">OPTIONS ( <em class="replaceable"><code>option</code></em> '<em class="replaceable"><code>value</code></em>' [, ... ] )</code></span></dt><dd><p> + This clause specifies the options for the server. The options + typically define the connection details of the server, but the + actual names and values are dependent on the server's + foreign-data wrapper. + </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.82.7"><h2>Notes</h2><p> + When using the <a class="xref" href="dblink.html" title="F.12. dblink">dblink</a> module, + a foreign server's name can be used + as an argument of the <a class="xref" href="contrib-dblink-connect.html" title="dblink_connect"><span class="refentrytitle">dblink_connect</span></a> + function to indicate the connection parameters. It is necessary to have + the <code class="literal">USAGE</code> privilege on the foreign server to be + able to use it in this way. + </p><p> + If the foreign server supports sort pushdown, it is necessary for it + to have the same sort ordering as the local server. + </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.82.8"><h2>Examples</h2><p> + Create a server <code class="literal">myserver</code> that uses the + foreign-data wrapper <code class="literal">postgres_fdw</code>: +</p><pre class="programlisting"> +CREATE SERVER myserver FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER postgres_fdw OPTIONS (host 'foo', dbname 'foodb', port '5432'); +</pre><p> + See <a class="xref" href="postgres-fdw.html" title="F.38. postgres_fdw">postgres_fdw</a> for more details. + </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.82.9"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p> + <code class="command">CREATE SERVER</code> conforms to ISO/IEC 9075-9 (SQL/MED). + </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.82.10"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-alterserver.html" title="ALTER SERVER"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER SERVER</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-dropserver.html" title="DROP SERVER"><span class="refentrytitle">DROP SERVER</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-createforeigndatawrapper.html" title="CREATE FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-createforeigntable.html" title="CREATE FOREIGN TABLE"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE FOREIGN TABLE</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-createusermapping.html" title="CREATE USER MAPPING"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE USER MAPPING</span></a></span></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sql-createsequence.html" title="CREATE SEQUENCE">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="sql-commands.html" title="SQL Commands">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sql-createstatistics.html" title="CREATE STATISTICS">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">CREATE SEQUENCE </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html" title="PostgreSQL 15.5 Documentation">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> CREATE STATISTICS</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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