Installing PostGIS on Mac OS X and Ubuntu

install_postgis_osx.sh

# Some good references are:
# http://russbrooks.com/2010/11/25/install-postgresql-9-on-os-x
# http://www.paolocorti.net/2008/01/30/installing-postgis-on-ubuntu/
# http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation/manual-1.5/ch02.html#id2630392

#1. Install PostgreSQL postgis and postgres

brew install postgis
initdb /usr/local/var/postgres
pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres -l /usr/local/var/postgres/server.log start

#2. Create a template to be used on creating GIS-enabled databases

createdb postgis_template
createlang plpgsql postgis_template

#If encountering errors like these:

#createuser: could not connect to database postgres: could not connect to server: Permission denied
#    Is the server running locally and accepting
#    connections on Unix domain socket "/var/pgsql_socket/.s.PGSQL.5432"?
#
#try:
curl http://nextmarvel.net/blog/downloads/fixBrewLionPostgres.sh | sh
#
#more information: http://nextmarvel.net/blog/2011/09/brew-install-postgresql-on-os-x-lion/


#[Mac OSX] Import Postgis Data
psql -d postgis_template -f /usr/local/Cellar/postgis/1.5.3/share/postgis/postgis.sql
psql -d postgis_template -f /usr/local/Cellar/postgis/1.5.3/share/postgis/spatial_ref_sys.sql

#Test if works
psql -d postgis_template -c "SELECT postgis_full_version();"

#3. Set template permissions to gisgroup
createuser -R -S -L -D -I gisgroup;

psql -d postgis_template
ALTER DATABASE postgis_template OWNER TO gisgroup;
ALTER TABLE geometry_columns OWNER TO gisgroup;
ALTER TABLE spatial_ref_sys OWNER TO gisgroup;
CREATE SCHEMA gis_schema AUTHORIZATION gisgroup;
\q

#4. Adds an app to your application
createuser -i -l -S -R -d <app_user>

psql -d postgres
GRANT gisgroup TO <app_user>;
\q

#5. Create your app database
createdb -T postgis_template -O <app_user> <app_db>;

install_postgis_ubuntu.sh

# Some good references are:
# http://russbrooks.com/2010/11/25/install-postgresql-9-on-os-x
# http://www.paolocorti.net/2008/01/30/installing-postgis-on-ubuntu/
# http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation/manual-1.5/ch02.html#id2630392

#1. Install PostgreSQL postgis and postgres

sudo apt-get install postgresql-8.4 postgresql-client-8.4 postgresql-contrib-8.4
sudo apt-get install postgresql-8.4-postgis

#2. Create a template to be used on creating GIS-enabled databases

sudo su postgres

createdb postgis_template
createlang plpgsql postgis_template

#Import Postgis Data
psql -d postgis_template -f /usr/share/postgresql/8.4/contrib/postgis-1.5/postgis.sql
psql -d postgis_template -f /usr/share/postgresql/8.4/contrib/postgis-1.5/spatial_ref_sys.sql

#Test if works
psql -d postgis_template -c "SELECT postgis_full_version();"

#3. Set template permissions to gisgroup
createuser -R -S -L -D -I gisgroup;

psql -d postgis_template
ALTER DATABASE postgis_template OWNER TO gisgroup;
ALTER TABLE geometry_columns OWNER TO gisgroup;
ALTER TABLE spatial_ref_sys OWNER TO gisgroup;
CREATE SCHEMA gis_schema AUTHORIZATION gisgroup;
\q

#4. Adds an app to your application
createuser -i -l -S -R -d <app_user>

psql -d postgres
GRANT gisgroup TO <app_user>;
\q

#5. Create your app database
createdb -T postgis_template -O <app_user> <app_db>;