[TCMUG] Re: MapServer demo question

[Steve Lime]

Hi Kate: That sounds like a webserver configuration problem. Problem is that I'm not a windows
user (with MapServer). I'm cc'ing the local user group. A number of those folks have better
skills with windows webservers. MS4W installation *should* be straight foward. Any chance you've
already got IIS running on the machine? MS4W wants to install Apache for you and perhaps the
conflict is there?

Steve

>>> On 4/18/2008 at 4:00 PM, in message <4808C5AA.BC9F.0058.0 at co.st-louis.mn.us>,
"Kate Carlson" <CarlsonK2 at co.st-louis.mn.us> wrote:
> Steve-
> 
> I have a MapServer question for you if you have the time. I am just getting 
> started and have successfully installed MapServer 5.0.2 (ms4w) ... it is 
> running.  Now, I am trying to get the Itasca demo site to initiate.  When I 
> click the initialize button, I am prompted to run or save the mapserv.exe to 
> disc.  (side note:  I ran into this situation when following the Chapter 11 
> example in Tyler Mitchell's book, 'Web Mapping Illustrated').  If I click 
> open, the cmd window flashes and there is no change to the browser.  It seems 
> as though mapserv.exe is executing, but may not recognize that it is being 
> executed as a cgi with a query_string?  Not sure what I have wrong here, I am 
> hoping this sounds familiar to you.
> 
> If it helps, I have attached the index.html and a shot of my directory.
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> Kate
> 
> Kate Carlson
> GIS Specialist
> St. Louis County Land Department
> 320 West 2nd Street, Room 607
> Duluth, MN  55802
> Phone: 218.726.2603
> Fax: 218.726.2600