[mapserver-users] MapServer for Windows

[Ben Crane]

Hey guys,

Many thanks for this - I'll give it a go - all the suggestions have been
different to what I've seen before so that's great - makes me feel like I'm
on the right path now.

Much appreciated

Ben


On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Rahkonen Jukka (Tike) <
jukka.rahkonen at mmmtike.fi> wrote:

>  Hi,
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> The ”relevant binaries” means copying into the cgi-bin directory of MS4W
> all the .dll files from \release-1600-gdal-mapserver.zip\bin\ as well as
> mapserv.exe from \release-1600-gdal-mapserver.zip\bin\ms\apps\.  I believe
> that 32-bit binaries must be used.
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> I made a short test with my old MS4W installation and Apache did start and
> all the old mapfiles I tried were working after these substitutions.
> However, from previous experience I know that mixed binaries can make
> troubles. I also believe that Mapserver is losing users because we lack an
> easy way to install current version on Windows.
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>
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> -Jukka Rahkonen-
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> *Lähettäjä:* mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:
> mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] *Puolesta *Tamas Szekeres
> *Lähetetty:* 5. elokuuta 2014 13:47
> *Vastaanottaja:* Ben Crane
> *Kopio:* MapserverList OSGEO
> *Aihe:* Re: [mapserver-users] MapServer for Windows
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> If you still using ms4w+Apache, try replacing the relevant binaries from
> release-1600 builds from http://www.gisinternals.com/sdk/ which should be
> a compatible build well enough, though PHP is not being compiled at the
> moment. You can also download an IIS based msi installer with CGI
> registration capabilities (not fastCGI) from
> http://www.gisinternals.com/sdk/.
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> Best regards,
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> Tamas
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> 2014-08-05 11:36 GMT+02:00 Ben Crane <curtly.boon at gmail.com>:
>
> Hey all,
>
> Mapserver for Windows :)
>
> I've seen a bit about this online but sometimes more information can be
> more confusing. I've used MS4W before and loved it but I have noticed the
> versions are getting far removed from the latest build and that concerns
> me. I would like to install MapServer (including the admin webpage (which
> made life a lot easier)) but the latest version - apparently there has been
> a fix to the PolygonSymbolizer stroke-opacity not working within Mapserver
> that I'd like to try out. I will be primarily using it to build a WMS
> service.
>
> Can anyone suggest from personal experience which his the best route to go
> to get the latest Mapserver (including upgrades/new builds, etc) for
> Windows?
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ben
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