Method GetPostgresDataPath

pkg/ddevapp/db.go:165–177

GetPostgresDataPath returns the path where PostgreSQL actually stores data files This differs from GetPostgresDataDir for PostgreSQL 18+ where files are in a version-specific subdirectory

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// GetPostgresDataPath returns the path where PostgreSQL actually stores data files
// This differs from GetPostgresDataDir for PostgreSQL 18+ where files are in a version-specific subdirectory
func (app *DdevApp) GetPostgresDataPath() string {
	if app.Database.Type != nodeps.Postgres {
		return ""
	}

	if slices.Contains([]string{nodeps.Postgres9, nodeps.Postgres10, nodeps.Postgres11, nodeps.Postgres12, nodeps.Postgres13, nodeps.Postgres14, nodeps.Postgres15, nodeps.Postgres16, nodeps.Postgres17}, app.Database.Version) {
		return "/var/lib/postgresql/data"
	}

	// Postgres 18+ stores actual data files in version-specific subdirectory
	// See https://github.com/docker-library/postgres/pull/1259
	return "/var/lib/postgresql/" + app.Database.Version + "/docker"
}