mapserver and database connectivity.

[Paul G. Allen]

Stephen Lime wrote:

> I'm wrapping mapserver with SWIG now. Going ok, SWIG ain't perfect but most things I want to do should work. The perl interface allows you to define arbitrary features (points, lines and polygons) and add them to a map composition. This way just about any data source that's accessible from perl can be added to the mapserv.
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> Should be doable from PHP as well although I'm not sure if there is a convientent tool like SWIG for extending it. I actually had a PHP module working a few years ago so I know it can be done.
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> I don't think extending the C codebase is the way to go unless there's a decent library out there. Too much reinventing the wheel otherwise.
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I'm very interested in this as it seems it would apply directly to what we want to do - insert GPS data points into a map. I could do this now by simply converting the data into data sets that mapserver can read and simply reading that data, but if there's another, easier method...

I know nothing about SWIG, not even what it stands for, but I am learning perl. With that, what is SWIG? (Scientific Wild Insane Guess?! :)

PGA