Day: March 8, 2023

To start PostgreSQL on Windows, you can follow these steps:

1. Open the PostgreSQL installation directory. By default, it is installed in “C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL{version}”.
2. Navigate to the “bin” subdirectory.
3. Double-click on the “pg_ctl.exe” file to open the PostgreSQL control panel.
4. Select the PostgreSQL service you want to start from the drop-down menu.
5. Click on the “Start” button to start the service.

Alternatively, you can start PostgreSQL from the command line:

1. Open the command prompt.

2. Navigate to the “bin” subdirectory of the PostgreSQL installation directory.

3. Type the following command to start the PostgreSQL service:

   pg_ctl.exe start -D "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\{version}\data"

   Replace “{version}” with the version number of PostgreSQL you have installed.

After starting PostgreSQL, you can connect to it using a PostgreSQL client such as psql, pgAdmin, or any other client of your choice.