[mapserver-users] RE: Advice Needed on Online Geoprocessing

[YC Nyon]

This is a follow-up post from my earlier question.
Here's what I want to do
1. Users can enter a comma-delimited file or a shape file to a page (PHP or
Cold Fusion)
2. The parameters they have to specify is the input and output projections
and also the output format (shape, text, mapinfo)
3. Once submitted, the server will process and send the files or a link to
the user e-mail.

I'm sure that this can be done. currently i weighing the following options.
1. Use PHP-MS to create and reproject the shape files. Outputs to Mapinfo is
using command line OGR2OGR
2. Use OGR2OGR only. Not sure if OGR can create shape files from comma
delimited text.
3. Use PostGIS to reproject and OGR2OGR to convert to MapInfo.

Basically the underlying process on all the options uses shplib and ogr but
i need to know which is the best method.
Currently i am in favour of option 3 since it's db-driven. management of the
entire process would be easier. On this note, is
PostGIS on windows via cywin stable?
OS is Windows.

comments are welcomed.

nyon