[postgis-users] get and restore data via internet

[Steffen Macke]

Hi Paul,

> Do anyone know of a sever applet that can get geographical data from Postgis
> Database and save it as a shapefile on the local disc.
>
> Then after update or adding data it should be possible to restore the data
> in the PostGisDatabase over the internet.

the DCMMS application has shapefile loaders/dumpers for PostGIS:

http://dcmms.sourceforge.net

DCMMS is written in PHP

This is the loader source code:
http://dcmms.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/dcmms/trunk/dcmms/admin/shapefile_loader.php?view=log

This is the dumper source code:
http://dcmms.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/dcmms/trunk/dcmms/admin/shapefile_dumper.php?view=log

Regards,

Steffen