postgres database connection console code example

Example 1: access the postgres psql

psql -h localhost -U username databasename

Example 2: connecting to a new database using postgresql sql shell

For Windows users using the SQL shell

\c DB_NAME USER_NAME HOST PORT

// to get the connection details such as your username, host and port simply use the "\conninfo" command

eg : \c test1 john_doe localhost 5432