<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">u_b_i</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ubiluv@gmail.com">ubiluv@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 11:59 PM<br>Subject: Newbie want to know how to create my own wms server<br>To: <a href="mailto:jeffmckenna@gmail.com">jeffmckenna@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><div dir="ltr">Hai Jeff....since like it`s the first time i'm ask question to u....actually i have the problem to create my own wms server.....i've followed all of your instruction on your thread <a href="http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto/wms_server/#links-to-wms-related-information" target="_blank">WMS Servers with Mapserver - UMN Mapserver</a>...but i still cant create my own WMS server....for your information i'm using MS4W 4.4.2 installer as server for my Windows which comes already with WMS/WFS support....i like use the data to shown on <a href="http://www.flamingo-mc.org" target="_blank">flamingo mc</a> - Flash based WMS client....below are what i've done following your instruction...please check either wrong or i've miss something......<br>
<br><ol><li>I've created my MAP file's using Quantum GIS (using export to MAP file plugin)....i seen that the MAP file have a lot of WMS tag requirements for WMS....so i didn't alter anything on there...the MAP file i've named it as <b>kv.map</b>..and below are my WMS server setting on the MAP file....<br>
<b><br># WMS server settings<br> METADATA<br> 'wms_title' 'klang valley'<br> 'wms_onlineresource' '<a href="http://localhost/cgi-bin/testowms.exe?map=c:%5Cms4w%5Capps%5Ckv%5Ckv.map&" target="_blank">http://localhost/cgi-bin/testowms.exe?map=c:\ms4w\apps\kv\kv.map&</a>'<br>
'wms_srs' 'EPSG:4326'<br> END<br><br></b>and every my layers have auto generated by qGIS with metadata of <b>wms_title</b><br><b><br></b></li><li>I've copy <i>mapserv.exe</i> from my <i><b>C:\ms4w\Apache\cgi-bin</b></i> and paste on the same path....and i've named it <b>testowms.exe </b>without changing anything on that EXE file.....<br>
<br></li><li>I've also change <i>httpd.conf</i> file by adding parameter on the very last line - <b>SetEnvIf Request_URI "/cgi-bin/testowms.exe" MS_MAPFILE=c:\ms4w\apps\kv\kv.map<br><br></b></li><li>and then i've test my WMS server by insert url<br>
<b><a href="http://localhost/cgi-bin/testowms.exe?map=c:%5Cms4w%5Capps%5Ckv%5Ckv.map&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetCapabilities" target="_blank">http://localhost/cgi-bin/testowms.exe?map=c:\ms4w\apps\kv\kv.map&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetCapabilities</a><br>
</b>then i've got download windows of <i><b>testowms.exe<br><br><br></b></i>Is it any problem or wrong on my changes....how do i know that i've got the right request from my server.......<br>Hope u can help it.....<br>
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