<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Last time I played with HostGIS, they were more about providing a virtual host with Postgis installed and supported. Each account was for a host, rather than a database within a host<br><br>I'm not aware of a cloud or web based tool to access a Postgres database, but it is an interesting concept. I can see a range of possible security & other issues though.<br><br>Perhaps multiple Postgres server instances on a single (virtual) server? Each account essentially gets its own database cluster on it's own port on a shared server system? I have run multiple server instances like this before with no problems, & it is certainly easier than a complete new host for each instance.<br><br>pgAdmin or phpgAdmin could perhaps be instantiated as a tool to manage these with a hard coded port for each instance? <br><br>Cheers,<br><br> Brent Wood<br><br>---
On <b>Sun, 4/18/10, Michael Hinke <i><michaelhinke@gmail.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Michael Hinke <michaelhinke@gmail.com><br>Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Postgis Availability on Website or Cloud?<br>To: "PostGIS Users Discussion" <postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net><br>Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 8:37 AM<br><br><div id="yiv268298453">It's not the cloud. It might be worth checking these folks out:<br><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.hostgis.com/home/">http://www.hostgis.com/home/</a><br><br>I haven't used them; I am in the process of making the same transition that you are. Even though they are more expensive, these folks are in the top 5 on my list because they know GIS and seem to know how geography is a bit different (for now, I guess) than other data types.<br>
<br>Best,<br><br>M.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Bob Pawley <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:rjpawley@shaw.ca" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=rjpawley@shaw.ca">rjpawley@shaw.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hi</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I am developing a PostgreSQL/PostGIS application
(Geometric not Geographic).</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I want to have the database on the web with a
desktop user interface and viewer.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">The usual method is to install a PostgreSQL server
on a website and go from there. </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">However, seeking a more flexible approach, I would
like to explore other possibilities.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Is anyone aware of a PostgreSQL/PostGIS
installation, either as a website or cloud based system, that allows users to
access, install and run single or multiple databases, and be charged
accordingly?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">It would be something like having an "on demand"
database capability.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Is this a service that would be useful to
others?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Bob</font></div></font></div>
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