[mapserver-users] combinations for ms3.6.1

[Alex Rice]

On Monday, August 5, 2002, at 06:55  PM, Patricio Gigoux wrote:

> what is the best combination betwen ms3.6.1, php, gd, freetype, 
> gdal, proj,
> perl, postgresql, posgis?
>
> thank you in advance
> Patricio

Hi, your question is not clear. The only items on that list one 
could choose between are PHP Mapscript or Perl Mapscript. 
Everything else has specific purpose and should be used or not 
depending on your requirements:

Use ms3.6.1 is if you need mapserver :-)
Use PHP if you want PHP Mapscript.
Use Perl if you want Perl Mapscript.
Use GD, mapserver requires it, I think.
Use Freetype if you want True Type labels.
Use GDAL if you want support for reading in more raster formats.
Use OGR (part of GDAL) if you want support for reading in more 
vector formats, e.g. Mapinfo TAB.
Use PROJ if you want to use different coord systems and want 
mapserver to be able to reproject layers.

I hope this helps, if not maybe you can rephrase the question.

Regards,

Alex Rice, Software Developer
Architectural Research Consultants, Inc.
alex_rice at arc.to
alrice at swcp.com