[mapserver-users] PHP mapscript as Apache module: clarification?

Daniel Morissette morissette at dmsolutions.ca
Wed Aug 14 15:51:03 EDT 2002


Alex Rice wrote:
> 
> I have seen some confusing posts on the list about this issue.
> After re-reading the PHP mapscript installation docs, I think
> that it's OK to use PHP mapscript with PHP as an Apache DSO
> module, **except on Windows** in which case you should use CGI
> PHP only because of thread safety issues. Is this a correct
> assessment?
> 

PHP MapScript 3.6 _must_ be installed as a CGI on all platforms.

So the PHP MapScript Installation docs should be updated if it contains
contradictory information.  Unfortunately I don't think this HOWTO has
been updated since version 3.5

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