[mapserver-users] Sequential or parallel access to layer data

[Paul Ramsey]

Except for WMS layers, which are fetched in parallel, Mapserver
accesses and renders layers one at a time, from top to bottom in the
map file.  Where you put your layers won't have much/any effect.

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 4:35 AM, Pleyer, Walter <Walter.Pleyer at lfrz.at> wrote:
> Hi folks!
>
> We have a question regarding performance tuning:
> When a mapfile contains multiple layers, does it access the data sequentailly or in a parallel way?
> Does it matter, if different layers all come from the same source or from various sources (file system, database(s) )?
>
> Thanks
> Walter
>
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