How to Work with SQL Databases in Go

Demo repository for article on SQL database access in Go.

🟢 Prerequisites

• The latest version of Go and PostgreSQL installed

📦 Getting started

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/betterstack-community/go-database-access.git
cd go-database-access/

Build the project:

go build

Rename .env.example to .env and modify the PostgreSQL connection string as needed.

Create a new database through the psql console named "gda".

Populate the gda database:

./gda setup

Run code examples:

./gda example [connect|single|multi|parameterised|null|insert|transaction|struct|return|prepared|conn|timeout]

⚖ License

The code used in this project and in the linked tutorial are licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.