[fusion-users] Demo works in HostLinux but not Ubuntu 8.04 Server

[Andrew Parker]

I got the Fusion Demo working as discussed in 
http://n2.nabble.com/Mapfile-not-displaying-in-Fusion-for-MapServer-td1379147.html.  
The working Demo uses HostLinux offered by HostGIS.

When I try to view the Demo using Ubuntu 8.04 server (and Ubuntu 7.10) I 
can only see the html layout, no layer tree or toolbars.  However, I can 
see the mapfile using 
http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv?mode=map&map=/var/www/chp2/hello.map. 

I think the problem is where Fusion and MapServer is storing the 
temporary files.  So I started playing around with the paths.  The 
config.json file is as follows:


/* This is the fusion configuration file.  Adjust as necessary. */
{
    /* The general section contains settings that are general to
       fusion as a whole. */
    "general": {
        /* PHP is the default and only script language supported.
           Don"t change this. */
        "scriptLanguage": "php",

        /* A directory on this system that fusion can use for
           temporary files. */
        "temporaryDirectory": "/tmp"
    },
    /* The MapGuide section is required if you are installing
       fusion for MapGuide. */
    "mapguide": {
        /* The WebTierURL is the url to mapguide, it should start
           with http and end with /mapguide.  If you have installed
           fusion inside the www directory of MapGuide, then you can
           leave this empty as it will be automatically calculated. */
           "webTierUrl": ""
    },
    /* The MapServer section is required if you are installing fusion
       for MapServer. */
   "mapserver": {
        /* The URL of the mapserver CGI that you want to use.  */
        "cgi": "/cgi-bin/mapserv",
        /* The file system path to where mapserver should put
            web-accessible temporary images. */
        "imagePath": "/tmp/ms_tmp",
        /* The URL to the image path configured above. */
        "imageUrl": "http://localhost/tmp/ms_tmp",
        /* The file system path to where mapserver should put
            web-accessible temporary legend images. */
        "legendIconCacheDir":"/tmp/ms_tmp"
    }
}

The ServerRoot in apache2 is /etc/apache2.  The apache2 DocumentRoot is 
/var/www.

Therefore, I created the directory tmp (/etc/apache2/tmp) and set 
permission to 777.  Restarted apache2 and tested the demo.  Same 
results.  Looked in /etc/apache2/tmp and did not see any Fusion session 
files.  I also create the /tmp/ms_tmp directories in /var/www and /var.  
No temp files were saved in these directories. 

Then I decided to change the SeverRoot to /var and /var/www to see what 
happens.  Restarted apache2 and same results, only the html layout.

Know I am out of ideas.  Does anyone have an idea how to fix this.  I 
really want to include how to get Fusion working in Ubuntu in my HowTo I 
am writing for grad school.

Thank you very much.

-- 
Andrew