[Mapserver-users] Loading data from another server

Wed Aug 27 11:50:59 PDT 2003

Hi David,

For a start i'm trying to run the demo, but once i have the demo running, i 
would try something more elaborated.

The option 2 sounds good by having the WMS. But it's seems that the server 
hosting the data have to run also MapServ. My remote server has no business 
intelligence, only a storage back end for the data.

Any example would be more than welcome.

Jeff

>From: "Fawcett, David" <David.Fawcett at state.mn.us>
>To: lfilak at medinaco.org,    mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu,    "'Jeff 
>L.'" <nf10 at hotmail.com>
>Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] Loading data from another server
>Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:41:06 -0500
>
>As Lowell said below, you have two options:
>
>1.  To access the data directly, you have to configure your server(s) so 
>that you can 'see' it as a directory in a path on your machine.  SHAPEPATH 
>has to be a valid path (not URL).
>
>I think that the key here is that based on the hardware and software 
>platform and security scheme you are utilizing, you need to figure out how 
>to map/mount/access a remote drive.  This is more a question for your admin 
>than this list.
>
>2.  You can set up a WMS server using MapServer, which I haven't done, but 
>I understand isn't that hard.  Depending on the data that you need, you 
>could also potentially hit an existing WMS server that contains the data.
>
>Heck, if this is just for a demo, you could possibly put the data on a CD 
>and point your SHAPEPATH to a folder on the CD.
>
>I think that the key here is that based on the hardware and software 
>platform you are utilizing, you need to figure out how to map/mount/access
>
> > ----------
> > From: 	Jeff L.[SMTP:nf10 at hotmail.com]
> > Sent: 	Wednesday, August 27, 2003 1:03 PM
> > To: 	lfilak at medinaco.org; mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> > Subject: 	Re: [Mapserver-users] Loading data from another server
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I went through the documentation "WMS client and WMS server", however 
>it's
> > seems that server location of the data have to have mapserver installed. 
>I
> > might be wrong. And also there is no suggestion about replacing the
> > "SHAPEPATH".
> >
> > My need is to run the demonstration project, but by decoupling the data 
>from
> > the application.
> > I can run the demo fine if every is installed in the same server. Now i
> > moved the shape data to another web server and want to be able to run 
>the
> > demonstration.
> >
> > My understanding is that i would be able to that by making modifications 
>to
> > the .map file only. I guess i was wrong.
> >
> > If there is any example, how to run the demo (or another project) using
> > remote data, that would be great.
> >
> > Jeff Lacoste
> >
> >
> > >From: "Lowell Filak"<lfilak at medinaco.org>
> > >To: "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com>, lfilak at medinaco.org,
> > >mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> > >Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Loading data from another server
> > >Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:47:27 -0400
> > >
> > >http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WMSMapServer
> > >http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WFSMapServer
> > >HTH
> > >Lowell
> > >
> > >The following message was sent by "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com> on Wed,
> > >27 Aug 2003 16:11:35 +0000.
> > >
> > > > Thanks Lowel for your answer. Could you please point me to how to do
> > >that ?
> > > > a document or an url about accessing remote data would be great.
> > > >
> > > > Jeff Lacoste
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >From: "Lowell Filak"<lfilak at medinaco.org>
> > > > >To: "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com>, mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> > > > >Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Loading data from another server
> > > > >Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:05:50 -0400
> > > > >
> > > > >That format for accessing data requires that the data looks like a
> > >local
> > > > >file whether it is network mounted or etc.
> > > > >There is also an option of reading data in a WMS or WFS fashion 
>from a
> > > > >remote source.
> > > > >HTH
> > > > >Lowell
> > > > >
> > > > >The following message was sent by "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com> on 
>Wed,
> > > > >27 Aug 2003 15:12:32 +0000.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I was wondering if the location of data used in MapServer can be 
>a
> > > > >different
> > > > > > location from the one where MapServer is running.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I would like to run the MapServer in a server pointing to data 
>in
> > > > >another
> > > > > > server. I tried to change this tag in the .map file:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > SHAPEPATH "http://www.MyServer.com/data/"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > There was an error:
> > > > > > msOpenSHPFile(): Unable to access file. (MyLayerData)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My data do exist in the "http://www.MyServer.com/data/" 
>location.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > > I'm using MapServer 3.6.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jeff Lacoste
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 
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