[mapguide-users] Advice for a beginner!

[John Roberts]

Dear Hidekazu

Many Thanks. This is very useful.

Kind Regards

John


-----Original Message-----
From: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org]On Behalf Of Hidekazu Shimaji
Sent: 03 March 2007 02:05
To: MapGuide Users Mail List
Subject: Re: [mapguide-users] Advice for a beginner!


I can answer only the first question because I am an IIS user.

> 1. Do I install MapGuide Server first?

Usually, yes.  But this is not necesssarily true, because a web server
(including mapguide web server extensions) needs the mapguide (site) server
only when a connection will be created.

Regards,
Hidekazu

--- John Roberts <johnemyr at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Dear All
>
> I am a beginner with MapGuide Open Source and have a query which I am
hoping
> you can help with!
>
> I have my spatial data loaded in a PostGIS database and I want to install
> MapServer, GeoServer, Deegree and MapGuide Open Source on the same windows
> computer which would allow me to compare and contrast the products.
>
> I thought that I would therefore install the latest version of Apache HTTP
> server and run all of the products from the same Apache HTTP server.
>
> What I am not sure about is:
>
> 1. Do I install MapGuide Server first?
>
> 2. Do I then install MapGuide Server extensions second? Would I choose
> Manual Configuration and link that to an installation of Apache Tomcat?
>
> 3. I have looked the Apache site, and the Apache Tomcat 6.0 contains its
own
> HTTP server internally. Therefore if I have already installed Apache HTTP
> server, I will have 2 HTTP servers installed. Can I link the Tomcat to the
> independent installation of Apache HTTP server or can I use the HTTP
server
> bundled with the Tomcat as a HTTP server in its own right?
>
> 4. Can MapGuide Open Source read data from PostGIS?
>
> Any help and advice would be very much appreciated!
>
> Kind Regards
>
> John
> Manchester, UK
>
>
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