reference_guc.xml

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<sect1 id="PostGIS_GUC">
    <sect1info>
    <abstract>
    <para>This section lists custom PostGIS Grand Unified Custom Variables(GUC).  These can be set globally, by database, by session or by transaction. Best set at global or database level.</para>
    </abstract>
    </sect1info>
    <title>PostGIS Grand Unified Custom Variables (GUCs)</title>

	<refentry id="postgis_backend">
      <refnamediv>
        <refname>postgis.backend</refname>
        <refpurpose>The backend to service a function where GEOS and SFCGAL overlap. Options: geos or sfcgal. Defaults to geos.</refpurpose>
      </refnamediv>

      <refsection>
        <title>Description</title>
        <para>This GUC is only relevant if you compiled PostGIS with sfcgal support.  By default <varname>geos</varname> backend is used for functions where both GEOS and SFCGAL have the same named function.  This variable allows you to override and make sfcgal the backend to service the request.</para>
        <para>Availability: 2.1.0</para>
      </refsection>

      <refsection>
	<title>Examples</title>
	<para>Sets backend just for life of connection</para>
	<programlisting>set postgis.backend = sfcgal;</programlisting>

	<para>Sets backend for new connections to database</para>
	<programlisting>ALTER DATABASE mygisdb SET postgis.backend = sfcgal;</programlisting>
      </refsection>
      <refsection>
			  <title>See Also</title>
			  <para><xref linkend="reference_sfcgal" /></para>
			</refsection>
  </refentry>

  <refentry id="postgis_gdal_datapath">
			<refnamediv>
				<refname>postgis.gdal_datapath</refname>
				<refpurpose>
					A configuration option to assign the value of GDAL's GDAL_DATA option. If not set, the environmentally set GDAL_DATA variable is used.
				</refpurpose>
			</refnamediv>

			<refsection>
				<title>Description</title>
				<para>
					A PostgreSQL GUC variable for setting the value of GDAL's GDAL_DATA option. The <varname>postgis.gdal_datapath</varname> value should be the complete physical path to GDAL's data files.
				</para>
				<para>
					This configuration option is of most use for Windows platforms where GDAL's data files path is not hard-coded. This option should also be set when GDAL's data files are not located in GDAL's expected path.
				</para>

				<note>
					<para>
						This option can be set in PostgreSQL's configuration file postgresql.conf. It can also be set by connection or transaction.
					</para>
				</note>
				<para>Availability: 2.2.0</para>

				<note>
					<para>
						Additional information about GDAL_DATA is available at GDAL's <ulink url="http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/ConfigOptions">Configuration Options</ulink>.
					</para>
				</note>

			</refsection>

			<refsection>
				<title>Examples</title>
				<para>Set and reset <varname>postgis.gdal_datapath</varname></para>

				<programlisting>
SET postgis.gdal_datapath TO '/usr/local/share/gdal.hidden';
SET postgis.gdal_datapath TO default;
				</programlisting>

				<para>Setting on windows for a particular database</para>
				<programlisting>ALTER DATABASE gisdb
SET postgis.gdal_datapath = 'C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/9.3/gdal-data';</programlisting>
			</refsection>

			<refsection>
				<title>See Also</title>
				<para>
					<xref linkend="RT_PostGIS_GDAL_Version" />, <xref linkend="RT_ST_Transform" />
				</para>
			</refsection>
	</refentry>

  <refentry id="postgis_gdal_enabled_drivers">
			<refnamediv>
				<refname>postgis.gdal_enabled_drivers</refname>
				<refpurpose>
					A configuration option to set the enabled GDAL drivers in the PostGIS environment. Affects the GDAL configuration variable GDAL_SKIP.
				</refpurpose>
			</refnamediv>

			<refsection>
				<title>Description</title>
				<para>
					A configuration option to set the enabled GDAL drivers in the PostGIS environment. Affects the GDAL configuration variable GDAL_SKIP. This option can be set in PostgreSQL's configuration file: postgresql.conf. It can also be set by connection or transaction.
				</para>

				<para>
					The initial value of <varname>postgis.gdal_enabled_drivers</varname> may also be set by passing the environment variable <varname>POSTGIS_GDAL_ENABLED_DRIVERS</varname> with the list of enabled drivers to the process starting PostgreSQL.
				</para>

				<para>
					Enabled GDAL specified drivers can be specified by the driver's short-name or code. Driver short-names or codes can be found at <ulink url="http://www.gdal.org/formats_list.html">GDAL Raster Formats</ulink>. Multiple drivers can be specified by putting a space between each driver.
				</para>

				<note>
					<para>
						There are three special codes available for <varname>postgis.gdal_enabled_drivers</varname>. The codes are case-sensitive.

						<itemizedlist>
							<listitem>
								<para><varname>DISABLE_ALL</varname> disables all GDAL drivers. If present, <varname>DISABLE_ALL</varname> overrides all other values in <varname>postgis.gdal_enabled_drivers</varname>.</para>
						</listitem>
							<listitem>
								<para><varname>ENABLE_ALL</varname> enables all GDAL drivers.</para>
						</listitem>
							<listitem>
								<para><varname>VSICURL</varname> enables GDAL's <varname>/vsicurl/</varname> virtual file system.</para>
						</listitem>
						</itemizedlist>
					</para>
					<para>
						When <varname>postgis.gdal_enabled_drivers</varname> is set to DISABLE_ALL, attempts to use out-db rasters, ST_FromGDALRaster(), ST_AsGDALRaster(), ST_AsTIFF(), ST_AsJPEG() and ST_AsPNG() will result in error messages.
					</para>
				</note>

				<note>
					<para>
						In the standard PostGIS installation, <varname>postgis.gdal_enabled_drivers</varname> is set to DISABLE_ALL.
					</para>
				</note>

				<note>
					<para>
						Additional information about GDAL_SKIP is available at GDAL's <ulink url="http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/ConfigOptions">Configuration Options</ulink>.
					</para>
				</note>

				<para>Availability: 2.2.0</para>

			</refsection>

			<refsection>
				<title>Examples</title>
				<para>Set and reset <varname>postgis.gdal_enabled_drivers</varname></para>

				<para>Sets backend for all new connections to database</para>
				<programlisting>ALTER DATABASE mygisdb SET postgis.gdal_enabled_drivers TO 'GTiff PNG JPEG';</programlisting>

				<para>Sets default enabled drivers for all new connections to server. Requires super user access and PostgreSQL 9.4+.
				    Also not that database, session, and user settings override this.</para>
				<programlisting>ALTER SYSTEM SET postgis.gdal_enabled_drivers TO 'GTiff PNG JPEG';
SELECT pg_reload_conf();
				</programlisting>

				<programlisting>
SET postgis.gdal_enabled_drivers TO 'GTiff PNG JPEG';
SET postgis.gdal_enabled_drivers = default;
				</programlisting>

				<para>Enable all GDAL Drivers</para>
				<programlisting>
SET postgis.gdal_enabled_drivers = 'ENABLE_ALL';
				</programlisting>

				<para>Disable all GDAL Drivers</para>
				<programlisting>
SET postgis.gdal_enabled_drivers = 'DISABLE_ALL';
				</programlisting>
			</refsection>

			<refsection>
				<title>See Also</title>
				<para>
					<xref linkend="RT_ST_FromGDALRaster" />,
					<xref linkend="RT_ST_AsGDALRaster" />,
					<xref linkend="RT_ST_AsTIFF" />,
					<xref linkend="RT_ST_AsPNG" />,
					<xref linkend="RT_ST_AsJPEG" />,
					<xref linkend="postgis_enable_outdb_rasters" />
				</para>
			</refsection>
	</refentry>

  <refentry id="postgis_enable_outdb_rasters">
			<refnamediv>
				<refname>postgis.enable_outdb_rasters</refname>
				<refpurpose>
					A boolean configuration option to enable access to out-db raster bands.
				</refpurpose>
			</refnamediv>

			<refsection>
				<title>Description</title>
				<para>
					A boolean configuration option to enable access to out-db raster bands. This option can be set in PostgreSQL's configuration file: postgresql.conf. It can also be set by connection or transaction.
				</para>

				<para>
					The initial value of <varname>postgis.enable_outdb_rasters</varname> may also be set by passing the environment variable <varname>POSTGIS_ENABLE_OUTDB_RASTERS</varname> with a non-zero value to the process starting PostgreSQL.
				</para>

				<note>
					<para>
						Even if <varname>postgis.enable_outdb_rasters</varname> is True, the GUC <varname>postgis.enable_outdb_rasters</varname> determines the accessible raster formats.
					</para>
				</note>

				<note>
					<para>
						In the standard PostGIS installation, <varname>postgis.enable_outdb_rasters</varname> is set to False.
					</para>
				</note>

				<para>Availability: 2.2.0</para>

			</refsection>

			<refsection>
				<title>Examples</title>
				<para>Set and reset <varname>postgis.enable_outdb_rasters</varname></para>

				<programlisting>
SET postgis.enable_outdb_rasters TO True;
SET postgis.enable_outdb_rasters = default;
SET postgis.enable_outdb_rasters = True;
SET postgis.enable_outdb_rasters = False;
				</programlisting>
			</refsection>

			<refsection>
				<title>See Also</title>
				<para>
					<xref linkend="postgis_gdal_enabled_drivers" />
				</para>
			</refsection>
	</refentry>
</sect1>