[mapserver-users] Upgrading Apache and PHP that came with MS4W

[Mark Volz]

Hello,

I think there are a lot of people in the same postion where we would like to upgrade Mapserver on Windows.  I think there are a couple mapserver options out there yet.

1) Move to Linux.  With the end of support for Windows XP coming up soon, I am sure that there will be plenty of extra computers around that you can try installing linux and mapserver on the machine.  I know historically mapserver on Linux outperformed mapserver on Windows.
2) Encourage continued development of MS4W.  A long time ago, I asked Jeff Mckenna about the Status of MS4W and how much it would cost to get an upgrade.  The price he gave to me was more than what I think my organization could afford.  However, I am sure if pool some development funds together from many organizations, then it may be easier for MS4W to keep up to date.

Thanks
Mark Volz, GISP

> Hi James,
> 
> Nobody answered for you so supposedly that means that the answer is: No,
> there are no documents and probably no compiled Mapcache binaries
> available for Windows.
> I managed to install Apache and Mapserver 6.4.1 from with the OSGeo4W
> installer. Also daily development buids of Mapserver are available but not
> Mapcache. The installed Apache seems to be version 2.2.14-4 and PHP is a bit
> old version 5.2.5 from Nov 8, 2007 so that is not the way for you to upgrade.
> However, I have noticed that your conclusion was to  switch to Geoserver.
> Follow the situation, perhaps you can switch back one day but once you have
> configured Geoserver and built all the SLD styles it may feel a bit heavy.
> 
> -Jukka Rahkonen-
> 
> 
> EVANS, JAMES wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > I'm running the dev version of MS4W with Mapcache.   Our security scans
> are
> > pointing to Apache and PHP that came with MS4W as vulnerabilities.
> > Our system admin tried updating the Apache, but this caused problems
> > with mod_mapcache.dll.  Has anyone had any luck upgrading the Apache
> > and PHP that came with MS4W without breaking things?  Also, is there a
> > good document describing how to deploy the latest Mapserver/Mapcache
> on a widows server?
> > James
> >
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