Fw: [OSGeo Africa] Creating a new postgis connection

[S Coetzer]

Hi There

QGIS is used to render spatial data from PostgreSQL/PostGIS (database) or
shapefiles (non-database)

1- These are two independent systems. QGIS is your desktop application used
to for spatial data manipulation and rendering from shapefiles or a
databases (postGIS)

2- PostGIS is a database component which requires a database called
PostgreSQL. You need to install this database, import spatial data into it.
This database requires username password

3- Use the postgreSQL/PostGIS username/password to connect QGIS to
postreSQL/postGIS.

If you are not familiar with postgreSQL or PostGIS I suggest you Google
those terms and do more research.

Good Luck


Sarel Coetzer
Oracle Spatial Developer



On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 9:05 PM, Tim Sutton <tim at linfiniti.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Latchman Anand <ablatchman at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> hi Tim
>>
>> I have this manual but its requires a username and password . how can i
>> obtain this username and password from.
>>
>> I guess you mean the postgresql connection needs a username and password
> and not the user manual right?
>
> Unfortunately again you havent given nearly enough information for anyone
> to answer your question:
>
> - what operating system are you using?
> - who set up your postgresql instance?
> - is the postgresql server local on your machine or a remote server?
>
> I really encourage you to read the WHOLE of this document - you will find
> your way forward in the Open Source community much more easily if you do:
>
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
> Best regards
>
> Tim
>
>
>>   ----- Forwarded Message -----
>> *From:* Tim Sutton <tim at linfiniti.com>
>> *To:* Latchman Anand <ablatchman at yahoo.com>; Africa local chapter
>> discussions <africa at lists.osgeo.org>
>> *Sent:* Sunday, May 6, 2012 8:05 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [OSGeo Africa] Creating a new postgis connection
>>
>> Hi
>>
>>
>> On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 7:34 PM, Latchman Anand <ablatchman at yahoo.com>wrote:
>>
>>  Hi All /Tim
>>
>>
>> I am running round in circle now. So I restart with qgis now. Please can
>> you explain to me how you create a new postgis connection.
>>
>>
>> Its described in page 40 of the user manual:
>>
>> http://download.osgeo.org/qgis/doc/manual/qgis-1.7.0_user_guide_en.pdf
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Tim
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you
>>
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