NOTE: the zip file must contain PRJ file for proper projection.
Geoserver Extractor handles zip file with ESRI shapefile (consists with .shp, .shx, .dbf, .prj and etc.). The extractor publishes the ESRI shapefile to geoserver as WMS service. In order for the extractor to work, you need to install two software:
GDAL libraries
Installing GDAL libraries
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntugis/ubuntugis-unstable sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gdal-bin sudo apt-get install python-gdal sudo apt-get install proj sudo apt-get install libgdal-dev
Geoserver (http://geoserver.org)
- download a web archive version of geoserver at http://geoserver.org/display/GEOS/Stable
- unzip the zip file
- copy geoserver war file to tomcat webapps directory
- change admin password at users.properties under webapps/geoserver/data/security