Re: Keeping Mears in Database

[Martin G. <gim...@gi...>]

Ondrej Jombik <ne...@po...> writes:

>> Is there a quick workaround to keep the old metars? Or do I have to
>> adjust db/pw_db_mysql.php and subsequently date_retrieval.php to have
>> a fourth column with the actual system time as part of the key?
>
> Several times ago I also wanted to have this feature. But there was
> no such time for its implementation. Martin, I think this is written
> on the long-term TODO list, isn't it? ;-)

Yes, I guess it is... :-) Together with TAF reports, a working
www.phpweather.net/ and so on... If anybody wants to work with any of
this, then don't hesitate.

But as Klaus notes, then it shouldn't be that difficult for the SQL
based backends: just fetch the newest METAR for a given station per
default and then always insert new METARs instead of replacing the one
ones.

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