=Initialize PostgreSQL cluster and run as server for compiled version =

This is still a work in progress Back to windows compile

1. Create a windows local user called postgres

2. /c/postgres/bin/initdb -U postgres -D /c/postgres/data -A trust

3. you may want to change the port in the C:/postgres/data/posgresql.conf file (in our case running under 8433 not to conflict with our regular postgres install)

4. Install as service: (From Dos not MingW) — note in this case postgres is a windows account and password you specified for the windows account.
   
   "c:\postgres\bin\pg_ctl" register -N "pgsql-8.3 test" -D "C:\postgres\data" -U postgres -P "somepassword"

5. Go into services panel under windows and start
   
   
   1. If your service does not start - check the Windows Event Viewer
      
      
   2. You can uninstall the service with:
      
      "c:\postgres\bin\pg_ctl" unregister -N "pgsql-8.3 test" (this requires a restart)
      
      A faster way is to stop the service and then from dos:
      
      

sc delete "pgsql-8.3 test"

6. Before you do a make check for PostGIS

— make sure to do an export of PGPORT and other variable to point to the one you are testing (this you do in Msys) ​http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/libpq-envars.html

These are only good for current session

export PATH="/c/postgres/bin:$PATH"

export PGPORT=8433

export PGUSER=postgres

to see path settings or any other variables at msys prompt

echo ${PATH}