[Mapserver-users] Loading data from another server

Jeff L. nf10 at hotmail.com
Wed Aug 27 15:59:57 EDT 2003 

Ok:

What i'm attempting to do is the following in details:

I have some proprietary data as shape files and i want to allow a client to 
be able to browse my data using his maperver application.

The user (client) is running MapServer3.6 on a Windows machine with Apache 
web server.
My data are located in my web server hosted on a linux machine (apache web 
server).
ex. www.MydataServer.com

Basicaly, i want to keep the data in my web server and allow an external 
mapserver application to browse the shape data and use them in his 
mapserver.

What would i need to do to reach this goal ?

Thanks,

Jeff




>From: "Fawcett, David" <David.Fawcett at state.mn.us>
>To: lfilak at medinaco.org,    David.Fawcett at state.mn.us,    
>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 14:46:35 -0500
>
>I believe that it is more a limitation of the protocols and programs than a 
>lack of examples.
>
>Take a step back for a second.  Perhaps your solution is not the best way 
>of attacking the problem.  There are hundreds of MapServer installations 
>(test and production) and people have come up with ways to get around many 
>challenges.
>
>What do you want your MapServer application to do?
>
>What is your purpose for splitting the data from the server installation?  
>(or what problem are you trying to solve by doing this?)
>
>What hardware and software platforms are you running on?
>
>Your answers up to this point have been pretty vague, the more specific you 
>are, the better people will be able to help you.
>
> > ----------
> > From: 	Jeff L.[SMTP:nf10 at hotmail.com]
> > Sent: 	Wednesday, August 27, 2003 2:29 PM
> > To: 	lfilak at medinaco.org; David.Fawcett at state.mn.us; 
>mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> > Subject: 	RE: [Mapserver-users] Loading data from another server
> >
> >
> > It sounds not that easy in this case, as it seems that there is no 
>example
> > how to upload shape data
> > from a web server using an url (or another mean).
> >
> >
> > >From: "Lowell Filak"<lfilak at medinaco.org>
> > >To: "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com>, lfilak at medinaco.org,
> > >David.Fawcett at state.mn.us, mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> > >Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] Loading data from another server
> > >Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 15:11:55 -0400
> > >
> > >If I understand correctly you could then do something like:
> > >"wget -O data.shp http://www.myDataServer.com/data"
> > >and set SHAPEPATH to data.shp .
> > >It's not quite that easy because because for the shape example you 
>would
> > >need to request shx & dbf also or if they are all shipped together in
> > >the stream they would need broken apart.
> > >In MapScript you could theoretically store the resulting data past in
> > >via the URL in a variable and use that for the $layer->{data} without
> > >requiring an intermediate file.
> > >Lowell
> > >
> > >The following message was sent by "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com> on Wed,
> > >27 Aug 2003 19:00:44 +0000.
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Sorry about that: i meant by storage back end a web server directory
> > >where
> > > > the data are stored.
> > > > Yes the data need to be pulled by an url. Example:
> > > > www.myDataServer.com/data
> > > >
> > > > Jeff
> > > >
> > > > >From: "Lowell Filak"<lfilak at medinaco.org>
> > > > >To: "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com>, David.Fawcett at state.mn.us,
> > > > >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 14:57:56 -0400
> > > > >
> > > > >What type of storage back end is it?
> > > > >I'm confused as you mentioned earlier that the data could be pulled
> > > > >through a URL.
> > > > >Lowell
> > > > >
> > > > >The following message was sent by "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com> on 
>Wed,
> > > > >27 Aug 2003 18:50:59 +0000.
> > > > >
> > > > > > 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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