How to upload a shapefile to geoserver using cURL?

Question

I need to automatically (using python) upload a shapefile into my geoserver.

I'm trying to do as described in here but i'm getting this error:

java.io.IOException: Wrong magic number, expected 9994, got 1347093252* Connection #0 to host localhost left intact

I'm sending this:

curl -u admin:geoserver -v -XPUT -H 'Content-type: application/zip' --data-binary @C:/x/test_data/localfile.zip http://localhost:8081/geoserver/rest/workspaces/test_VN/datastores/maisum/file.shp

Answer 1

I take it you're using Windows? Could you try using double quotes instead of single quotes?

curl -u admin:geoserver -v -XPUT -H "Content-type: application/zip" \
    --data-binary @C:/x/test_data/localfile.zip \   
    http://localhost:8081/geoserver/rest/workspaces/test_VN/datastores/maisum/file.shp

I think the problem is that Windows is ignoring the Content type as it's enclosed in single quotes. Therefore, Geoserver does not treat the file as zip. From the Windows command shell documentation:

... any argument that contains spaces or begins or ends with spaces must be enclosed in double quotes. This is particularly important when using long file and directory names, which frequently contain one or more spaces. If a double-quoted argument itself contains a double quote character, the double quote must be doubled. For example, enter "Quoted" Argument as """Quoted"" Argumen

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Found this at the Geoserver mailing list.

Sometimes after repeated failed uploads some files can linger around on the server that cause problems. Go to your GEOSERVER_DATA_DIRECTORY and remove any lingering files from the "data" directory under it. Then try again.

Hopefully, that should help solve your problem.