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dev:gis_umn_mapserver [2007/06/24 05:30] hasitha |
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====== Map Server How To ====== | ====== Map Server How To ====== | ||
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- | Sahana | + | Sahana' |
- | UMN map server | + | [[http:// |
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- | UMN Map server | + | UMN MapServer |
Other mandatory libraries include the following. | Other mandatory libraries include the following. | ||
- | * libpng – library of routines to render | + | * libpng – library of routines to render |
* freetype – font rendering library | * freetype – font rendering library | ||
* gd – library of graphics routines used by map server to render images. | * gd – library of graphics routines used by map server to render images. | ||
* zlib – data compression library | * zlib – data compression library | ||
- | These libraries will give the map server | + | These libraries will allow MapServer |
- | For further information see http:// | ||
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- | The easiest way to use map server | + | The easiest way to use MapServer |
- | All you have to do is to extract the .zip file to a driver | + | All you have to do is to extract the .zip file to a drive root (e.g. c:\) and you are ready to go! |
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- | All the essential libraries and apache web server is bundled in to the MS4W. | + | |
- | Run the apache web server by executing the apache.exe reside inside the MS4W directory structure. | + | |
+ | All the essential libraries and apache web server is bundled in to the MS4W package. | ||
+ | Run the apache web server by executing the apache.exe found inside the MS4W directory structure. | ||
====Installing UMN Map Server in Linux ==== | ====Installing UMN Map Server in Linux ==== | ||
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* sudo apt-get install cgi-mapserver | * sudo apt-get install cgi-mapserver | ||
- | + | command will install the map sever cgi program to your web server' | |
- | command will install the map sever cgi program to your web server' | + | |
You are required to install a module to communicate with map server with a scripting language for development purposes. | You are required to install a module to communicate with map server with a scripting language for development purposes. | ||
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- | ===== How to make sure whether map server is set up correctly ===== | ||
- | type on your browser | + | ===== How to check whether MapServer is set up correctly ===== |
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+ | Type in your browser: | ||
http:// | http:// | ||
- | this will give you the following | + | This will give you the following |
No query information to decode. QUERY_STRING is set, but empty. | No query information to decode. QUERY_STRING is set, but empty. | ||
- | **Screen Shot** LOL | + | **Success |
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- | References : http:// | + | References : http:// |
http:// | http:// |