[mapserver-users] CGI Error

[Martin, Daniel]

Cord,
When I had the problem, it was entirely random and nearly impossible to
reproduce.  But it sounds like your problem is constant.  Does your problem
happen every call to the CGI?  

-Dan



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas, Cord [mailto:cthomas at rand.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 3:53 PM
> To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] CGI Error
> 
> 
> Steve
> 
> I saw the source too, but not being familiar with CGI 
> dynamics, i am not
> sure where to look for the cause.  DAn Martin has helped a 
> bit, but i am
> still without an answer.
> 
> Two questions - 
>  1 - i noted that the setting "Content-type" is not the same 
> case as many of
> the content-type statements i have seen in other sources.  i 
> wonder if this
> might be a problem?  i do not know if the standards are 
> specific on this.
>  2 - is there a diagram explaining what happens/what the path 
> of execution
> is for mapserv binary.  i understand the .map file is a
> template/configuration for the mapserver, but, being new to 
> the cgi process,
> i am not sure the path of execution - which would help me debug this
> problem:
>     client request -> web server -> cgi process -> process 
> request -> web
> server -> client
> 
>    in that path - how does the .map file fit in with say the 
> remaining html
> files?
> 
> Cord
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Lime [mailto:steve.lime at dnr.state.mn.us]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 12:53 PM
> To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu; cthomas at rand.org
> Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] CGI Error
> 
> 
> You could use a perl script and the lwp module to get output (headers
> and all) from MapServer. You could also write a wrapper script in
> whatever language that sets the appropriate environment variables for
> mapserv and the executes it. 
> 
> In checking the source code MapServer always sets output mime type to
> "text/html". Only in the WMS feature info output is "text/plain" used
> (appropriately). There may be a source code problem but at 
> first glance
> I don't see it. I'd need example headers to debug it.
> 
> Steve
> 
> Stephen Lime
> Data & Applications Manager
> 
> Minnesota DNR
> 500 Lafayette Road
> St. Paul, MN 55155
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> 
> >>> "Thomas, Cord" <cthomas at rand.org> 10/29/02 01:39PM >>>
> Armando
> 
> I have asked on this list before about CGI headers too.
> 
> Though, i am working on Linux/Resin combination - I have a similar
> HTTP
> header problem.  My problem is that i believe the mapserver 
> is replying
> with
> a content-type of text, not html - which screws up a mozilla browser.
> 
> Any way we can get a debug of the http header?
> 
> Cord
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Armando Scalise [mailto:AScalise at geovue.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 10:52 AM
> To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu 
> Subject: [mapserver-users] CGI Error
> 
> 
> I am trying to install MS in a new machine, and I am getting the
> following
> error:
> 
> CGI Error.
> The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete
> set of
> HTTP headers.
> 
> Is this an error related to MS? or th IIS?  Any hints as to where I
> should
> look at???
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Armando Scalise
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