Question about wms and mapfile location/restriction

[Kralidis,Tom [Burlington]]

The shell script would be in your cgi-bin directory along with the
mapserv binary.

So: http://host/cgi-bin/shellscript


Would be in your cgi-bin (make sure you chmod 755 on shellscript).

$ cat shellscript
#! /bin/sh
export MS_MAPFILE=/path/to/mapfile.map
./mapserv

Then you would use _this_ file instead of mapserv and
map=/path/to/mapfile.map in the URL.

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: UMN MapServer Users List 
> [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of B Tuttle
> Sent: 11 October, 2006 1:06 PM
> To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Question about wms and 
> mapfile location/restriction
> 
> Okay, I think I'm almost there. How do I form the URL 
> assuming I have this shell script in my htdocs directory? I'm 
> a little unclear on whether I can directly reference the 
> shell script or if it has to be called within an html file or 
> what. Thanks for the help.
> 
> On 10/10/06, Kralidis,Tom [Burlington] <Tom.Kralidis at ec.gc.ca> wrote:
> >
> > Correct.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: B Tuttle [mailto:funkbucket at gmail.com]
> > > Sent: 10 October, 2006 4:00 PM
> > > To: Kralidis,Tom [Burlington]
> > > Cc: MAPSERVER-USERS at lists.umn.edu
> > > Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Question about wms and mapfile 
> > > location/restriction
> > >
> > > I'm using Linux and Apache. The sheel script looks like a 
> nice way 
> > > to go. Does this set up mean one mapserv binary and using 
> apache to 
> > > restrict acces to the shell script and thus the mapfiles?
> > >
> > > On 10/10/06, Kralidis,Tom [Burlington] 
> <Tom.Kralidis at ec.gc.ca> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > What OS are you using?  And what HTTP server are you using?
> > > >
> > > > For example, if using UNIX and Apache, what I would do is:
> > > >
> > > > - place a mapserv binary in cgi-bin/
> > > > - foreach mapfile
> > > >   - create a shell script (see
> > > >
> > > 
> http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto/wms_server/#more-about-the-o
> > > nl
> > > > in
> > > > e-resource-url) which points to mapserv after declaring the
> > > MS_MAPFILE
> > > > variable to be used.
> > > >
> > > > ..Tom
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: B Tuttle [mailto:funkbucket at gmail.com]
> > > > > Sent: 10 October, 2006 1:44 PM
> > > > > To: Kralidis,Tom [Burlington]
> > > > > Cc: MAPSERVER-USERS at lists.umn.edu
> > > > > Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Question about wms and 
> > > > > mapfile location/restriction
> > > > >
> > > > > When using multiple instances of mapserv how do I 
> configure what 
> > > > > mapfiles each instance is able to use?
> > > > >
> > > > > On 10/4/06, Kralidis,Tom [Burlington]
> > > <Tom.Kralidis at ec.gc.ca> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: UMN MapServer Users List 
> > > > > > > [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf 
> Of B Tuttle
> > > > > > > Sent: 04 October, 2006 5:49 PM
> > > > > > > To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > > > > > > Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Question about wms and 
> > > > > > > mapfile location/restriction
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi all-
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Part1-
> > > > > > >     So far to use wms I have to have the mapfile 
> in the same 
> > > > > > > direcotry as mapserv. Any thoughts on how to set it up so
> > > > > I can have
> > > > > > > my mapfile in a differnet location?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You can have the mapfile anywhere on the filesystem, and
> > > > > refer to it
> > > > > > in your WMS server URL as:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://host/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/path/to/mapfile.map
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This is a legal OGC WMS server URL, which would be
> > > visible in your
> > > > > > Capabilities XML.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Note you can also hide the mapfile location if you 
> wish (see:
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > 
> http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto/wms_server/#more-about-the-o
> > > > > nl
> > > > > > in
> > > > > > e-resource-url for more info).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Part 2-
> > > > > > >     I need to set up my server so some mapfiles are
> > > available to
> > > > > > > anyone and some are password restricted. Is there a
> > > way to use a
> > > > > > > config file or multiple instances of mapserv to suggest
> > > > > what mapfile
> > > > > > > (or direcotry hieracrhies) it can access?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You can use multiple instances of mapserv and apply
> > > authentication
> > > > > > rules to them via your web server configuration.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Or, you can use the new Mapscript WxS API, which allows for 
> > > > > > the OGC specs API to be exposed through scripting languages 
> > > > > > like
> > > > > python, perl,
> > > > > > php, and java.  The API will allow you to work in between
> > > > > the request
> > > > > > / response chain.  Here you can develop an authentication
> > > > > layer of sorts.
> > > > > > See http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto/wxs_mapscript
> > > > > for more info.
> > > > > > This is relatively new functionality in MapServer/mapscript 
> > > > > > and not extensively tested.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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