For Web Feature Service: <a href="http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wfs">http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wfs</a><br>A WFS protocol, hooked up to a Vector layer, will construct valid WFS requests and send them to the server.<br>
<br>For Web Map Service: <a href="http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wms">http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wms</a><br>The protocol is used for tiled maps. An OpenLayers WMS layer will send all the right requests.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Andy Deakin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andy.deakin@pcmend.net">andy.deakin@pcmend.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Arnie,<br>
<br>
Different types of layers have different OL to server interfaces. What<br>
are you trying to achieve?<br>
<br>
It might be that the apache mod_rewrite will bridge between what OL<br>
expects (e.g. /z/x/y.png etc) and the folder structure you have on the<br>
server, without needing php at all.<br>
<br>
OpenStreetMap has some documentation regarding its tile names, Perhaps<br>
this might help you:<br>
<a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Slippy_Map" target="_blank">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Slippy_Map</a><br>
<br>
To inspect data requested and responses, consider using Firebug as an<br>
add-on for Firefox. The 'net' console is brilliant!<br>
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Andy<br>
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Arnie Shore wrote:<br>
> Folks, given the absence of responses, I assume that nothing is<br>
> available, and needs writing.<br>
><br>
> Where might one look for a description/specification of the OL-to-server<br>
> interface, as a start point? I'm sure it's ajax-based, but information<br>
> on the posted data and required responses wd be appreciated.<br>
><br>
> AS<br>
><br>
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