temp directory remain empty

[Richard Duivenvoorde]

Hi Milo,
it depends how you use mapserver:
- as a cgi
- using mapserver/php script (mapscript)

Using it as a cgi (as you do), there will be no temporary images: upon 
creating the map-image the image is streamed to the client.
Using mapscript, mapscript generates an image and a page in which there 
is an url to THIS image. This url is unique on every request: no caching 
either.

Caching is rather difficult with current clients: every url/bbox is 
almost unique.
IF the extent, and everything is always the same (as you say), you could 
try to arrange something with a webproxy/cache (in front of mapserver), 
this will then serve a cached version of your image. But this has not 
something to do with mapserver(s temp directory).
OR you should use a tiling server, and a client which can use that. With 
tiles your are caching.

Gr Richard Duivenvoorde


Milo van der Linden wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> My mapserver is not running optimal.
> 
> I serve a global bathymetry raster and the maps that users request are 
> always based upon a fixed extent (country boundaries)
> - Somehow nothing happens in my map-temp directory, I see no temp files 
> appear.
> - If I manage to get temp files into my map-temp, will mapserver use 
> them as cache?
> - Are there other ways to set up caching with mapservers?
> 
> Any tip at all will be highly appreciated.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Milo van der Linden