[Mapserver-users] Simple tutorial

[Thomas E Burk]

>
>On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 11:11, g.zanetti wrote:
>> I'm trying the demo example of mapserver.
>> 
>> In the demo.html (that is the page that should display  the map , the options
>> and the tools ) I've found some method form like this :
>> 
>> <form method=GET action="[program]">
>
>This is a mapserver template variable. Mapserv itself will set this,
>along with other template variables. Read more here:
>http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc40/template-reference.html
> 
>> Now I've find a new error (with no documentation...):
>> 
>> msImageLoadGD(): General error message. Unable to load GIF reference image.
>> msSaveImage(): Unable to access file.
>> (/usr/local/http/htdocs/tmp/DEMOsb107061825410777.png)
>> msSaveImage(): Unable to access file.
>> (/usr/local/http/htdocs/tmp/DEMOleg107061825410777.png)
>> msSaveImage(): Unable to access file.
>> (/usr/local/http/htdocs/tmp/DEMO107061825410777.png) 
>
>Your reference image is a GIF and must be converted to PNG format. You
>can use the convert program: convert ref.gif ref.png
>> 
>> But I haven't the tmp directory under htdocs and also if I have created it , I
>> haven't that files!
>> 
>Mapserver needs to know the path of a directory for creating temp files.
>This path is specified in the map file. You can read more about that
>here:
>http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc40/mapfile-reference.html
>See the Web objects IMAGEPATH variable.
>
>> Somebody can indicate me something like a EASY TUTORIALl for a newbie? The
>> official documentation isn't very simple....it's like a directory, not a
>> explanation.
>> 
>This is a tutorial for mapserver 3.5 but it should give you an idea of
>how the basic system works.
>http://terrasip.gis.umn.edu/projects/tutorial35/
>

The improved 4.0 tutorial is at <http://terrasip.gis.umn.edu/projects/tutorial/>. We need to get 
that link on the doc page.

Tom


>You can also see:
>http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc35/getstarted-howto.html
> 
>HTH
>Eric
>
>
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