[mapserver-dev] MapServer 8.0 Config File

[Jeff McKenna]

Agreed, it makes sense (also TinyOWS looks for a config file), users 
will like this.

-jeff



On 2021-06-15 3:03 p.m., Steve Lime wrote:
> I do think it will be helpful to folks deploying applications like 
> yourself. It's very helpful, IMHO, to separate MapServer and web server 
> configuration. So to get MapServer and MapCache going you'd set 2 
> environment variables that point to the config files and the config 
> files would contain the rest. Like the MapCache config file, a sample 
> MapServer version can be distributed with copious comments to help users.
> 
> --Steve
> 
> On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 12:55 PM Jeff McKenna 
> <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>> 
> wrote:
> 
>     I guess I'll be able to answer these questions once I get this working
>     inside MS4W.  Steve let me know and I'll dive into testing this config
>     file.
> 
>     I think new users will really like this config file.
> 
>     -jeff
> 
> 
> 
>     On 2021-06-15 2:32 p.m., Jeff McKenna wrote:
>      > Hi Steve,
>      >
>      > I assume that if an admin defines a set of mapfiles in the MAPS
>     section
>      > of the config file, then only those mapfiles would be allowed
>      > (automagically) through CGI etc (therefore removing the difficult
>     setup
>      > of the new MS_MAP_PATTERN environment variables, which
>     unfortunately 99%
>      > of the users will never understand/be able to setup).  Am I
>      > understanding the goal correctly here for this config file?
>      >
>      > Put another way: how does defining a mapfile in the MAPS section
>     of the
>      > config file relate to the default MS_MAP_PATTERN &
>     MS_MAP_BAD_PATTERN
>      > (which most users will never understand or be able to setup) ?
>      >
>      > So with a secure config file required for the 8.0 release, can we
>     remove
>      > the hardcoded values for MS_MAP_PATTERN & MS_MAP_BAD_PATTERN that
>     are
>      > currently in the source code?
>      >
>      >
>      > -jeff
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      > On 2021-06-15 2:04 p.m., Steve Lime wrote:
>      >> Hi all: Just checking on folks thoughts on moving forward with a
>      >> config file. There was a bit of discussion back in early April...
>      >>
>      >>
>     https://github.com/sdlime/mapserver/wiki/MapServer-8.0-Config-File
>     <https://github.com/sdlime/mapserver/wiki/MapServer-8.0-Config-File>
>      >>
>     <https://github.com/sdlime/mapserver/wiki/MapServer-8.0-Config-File
>     <https://github.com/sdlime/mapserver/wiki/MapServer-8.0-Config-File>>
>      >>
>      >> Would be nice to move on it sooner rather than later.
>      >>
>      >> --Steve
>      >>
>      >>
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Jeff McKenna
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co-founder of FOSS4G
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