I need to change the socket phpPgAdmin connects to in its config. // Hostname or IP address for server. Use '' for UNIX domain socket. // use 'localhost' for TCP/IP connection on this computer $conf['servers'][0]['host'] = '/opt/jasperreports-server-cp-5.1.0/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432'; this does not work (even without the last part .s.PGSQL.5432). The path is correct, because I can connect through: :~# psql --host=/opt/jasperreports-server-cp-5.1.0/postgresql/