Re: [Exist-open] Update/Insert xml to eXist-db

[Michael J. <mic...@gm...>]

Thanks. Where should the XML be 'PUT' and how do I trigger exist-db to
reindex the files.


On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Palmer, Eric <ep...@ri...> wrote:

> Yes you can.
>
> We use Java for that but the same concepts hold.  You can use two
> techniques.
>
> 1) A http put of the file. In PHP look at curl and the put options.  When
> you do a put the file gets stored directly in the location you specify on
> the url.
>
> A http post of the file.  When you post you will submit the post data to
> an xquery that can dispatch it to it's desired location.  Using a xquery
> dispatcher you can log in exist-db the post operation.
>
> The put is very simple and that is what we use but we have played with the
> post version as well.
>
> If you put a file that exists already it is replaced (updated).  We do
> this with a java middleware program to two exist instances. We put 8,000 to
> 15,000 files a day into exist-db.
>
> This is a php example for curl php put.  Just change the url of the put
> location.
> http://www.lornajane.net/posts/2009/putting-data-fields-with-php-curl
>
>
> Eric Palmer
> Director of Web Services
> University of Richmond
> ________________________________________
> From: Michael Jones [mic...@gm...]
> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 6:23 AM
> To: exi...@li...
> Subject: [Exist-open] Update/Insert xml to eXist-db
>
> Hi group,
>
> Is it possible to push new xml / update files in exist-db with PHP?
>
> I've had a look around for an example but the only one I could really find
> was this http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/x-mxd5/
>
> Is it possible to batch upload files to eXist with PHP?
>
> Thanks
>