PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL in Illa is a database integration that allows you to connect and interact with a PostgreSQL database. PostgreSQL is a popular open-source relational database management system that is known for its stability, reliability, and powerful features.

With the PostgreSQL integration in Illa, you can query, insert, update, and delete data from a PostgreSQL database using SQL commands. You can also create custom SQL queries and run them within Illa action. This makes it easy to build data-driven applications and dashboards that display real-time data from a PostgreSQL database.

Create PostgreSQL

There are two ways to create a resource in Illa after signing into your Illa account.

• Create in Resources

Sign into your Illa account, select **Resources** on the top of the page, and click **Create New** button.

Select PostgreSQL from the database list.

Connect to the database with required parameters described in Connection Settings below.

Click **Test Connection** to see if we can successfully connect to the database. If yes, click Save Resources, else, double check the hostname, port, username, and password is correct.

After creating a resource, the ready PostgreSQL will display as shown.

• Create in Builder

Sign into your Illa account, create a project in Illa Builder in the **App** page, and navigate to the Action List at the bottom of the page. Click **new**, then select PostgreSQL from the database list. Then, connect to the database with required parameters described in Connection Settings below.

Click **Test Connection** to see if we can successfully connect to the database. If yes, click Save Resources, else, double check the hostname, port, username, and password is correct.

Connection Settings

Here we need to provide information for connecting to PostgreSQL database.

Properties	Required	Description
Name	required	The name for resource when creating actions in the ILLA.
Hostname	required	The URL or IP address for your database
Port	required	The server host's port number that you should use to connect. If you don't specify a port, default port is '5432'.
Database	required	The name of the database
Username	required	the username you wish to use when logging in to the PostgreSQL server.
Password	required	Use this password for authentication.
SSL options	optional	decides how high a secure SSL TCP/IP connection is prioritized while negotiating with the server.

Create Actions

We have created a PostgreSQL resource, we can add the action by selecting PostgreSQL from action list and choosing the Create action button.

Now we have added the PostgreSQL server as an action to our building page.

Configure PostgreSQL

Properties	Description
SQL query	sql commands to fetch (select), insert, update, delete data from database
Transformer	transforming data into the style you like using JavaScript

Example usage:

• Select

SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY lastname;

• Insert

INSERT INTO users

    (firstname, lastname, email)

VALUES

    (

        {{ NewUser.data.firstNameInput }},

        {{ NewUser.data.lastNameInput }},

        {{ NewUser.data.emailInput }}

    );

• Update

UPDATE users
  SET firstname = '{{form1.updatedProfile.first}}'
  WHERE id = {{ form1.updatedProfile.uid}};

• Delete

DELETE FROM users WHERE id = {{ form1.updatedProfile.uid }};