How to Access a PostgreSQL Database from Any Language

[ Thanks to Lee Schlesinger for this link. ]

If you're a system administrator, chances are you use programs that interface with databases every day. One great advantage of open source software is that you can modify your applications' code to customize it for your needs. If your application uses PostgreSQL on the back end, it's not hard to access your database from a variety of languages. Here's how to get started, whether your code is in C, C++, PHP, Tcl, Python, or Perl.

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