[mapserver-users] Temporary files

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Manuel,

Mapserver does NOT delete the files in the temporary directory. It is up
to you to make a script or crontab entry that runs periodically to
remove old files from the directory or it will eventually fill the disk
partition.

-Steve

Manuel Marichal Pérez wrote:
> 
>         Hi, all.
> 
>         When we configure MapServer, one of the thing to deal with is the temporary
>         directory. I suppose MapServer carry out the deleting of this folder
> itself.
>         But, what would happen if I put another files (ie, not map images) in this
>         folder?. Does MapServer delete this files, too?.
> 
>         I need to create some temporary files in my application and don't know how
>         to delete it. Then I thought that perhaps putting them in the temporary
>         folder of MapSever would be a solution. ¿?.
> 
>         Does anybody know if MapServer clean all the content of the "tmp"
> directory?.
> 
>         Thanks a lot,
>         Manuel Marichal Pérez
> 
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