[Mapserver-users] how to put php code inside a CGI template

Tue Jul 22 11:42:38 EDT 2003

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But depending on what you want to do with PHP, something similar might be
possible. I use PHP to rewrite the template file on the fly with results
from a user query, but the file is written as pure html. Would that do what
you need?
	--Bud

-----Original Message-----
From: woodbri at swoodbridge.com [mailto:woodbri at swoodbridge.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 4:54 AM
To: mapserver-users; colombo.l
Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] how to put php code inside a CGI template

Luca,

You can't really do this because it is not the way things work. The 
browser makes a request to the server. The server then handles the 
request by having the appropriate server side application like GCI 
mapserv OR php to process the request. and then it sends the results 
back to the browser.

What you are trying to do is send a request to CGI mapserv to process 
the templates and the send the results to PHP instead of the browser 
to be processed again INSTEAD of sending the results back to the 
browser.

If you want to work in PHP then you should not be using CGI mapserv, 
you need to rebuild your whole application to be written using 
PHP/mapscript.

Hope this helps,
  -Steve W.

On 22 Jul 2003 at 10:00, colombo.l wrote:

> hello,
> 
> i did a CGI-Mapserver application following some tutorials on the
> site, all work great, I have some problems when I put php code inside
> my template file. I use apache 2.0.40, php 4.3 (working as a cgi) and
> mapserver 3.6.
> 
> If I define my template.php as my template (inside mapfile) I get some
> errors (Malformed URL). So I added this line to http.conf:
> 
> AddType application/x-httpd-php .html
> 
> Now I can put php code inside html pages, but it didn't works with
> mapserver !!
> 
> I can't get the php-code to be compiled, mapserver process the page
> but apache+php didn't.
> 
> What can I do?
> I really need help.
> 
> thank's to all
> 
> Luca Colombo
> 

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But depending on what you want to do with PHP, =
something similar might be possible. I use PHP to rewrite the template =
file on the fly with results from a user query, but the file is written =
as pure html. Would that do what you need?

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: woodbri at swoodbridge.com [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:woodbri at swoodbridge.com">mailto:woodbri at swoodbridge.com</=
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 4:54 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: mapserver-users; colombo.l</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] how to put php code =
inside a CGI template</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Luca,</FONT>
</P>

You can't really do this because it is not the way =
things work. The 
 browser makes a request to the server. The server =
then handles the 
 request by having the appropriate server side =
application like GCI 
 mapserv OR php to process the request. and then it =
sends the results 
 back to the browser.

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>What you are trying to do is send a request to CGI =
mapserv to process </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>the templates and the send the results to PHP =
instead of the browser </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>to be processed again INSTEAD of sending the results =
back to the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>browser.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>If you want to work in PHP then you should not be =
using CGI mapserv, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>you need to rebuild your whole application to be =
written using </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>PHP/mapscript.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Hope this helps,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; -Steve W.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>On 22 Jul 2003 at 10:00, colombo.l wrote:</FONT>
</P>

&gt; hello,
 &gt; 
 &gt; i did a CGI-Mapserver application following =
some tutorials on the
 &gt; site, all work great, I have some problems when =
I put php code inside
 &gt; my template file. I use apache 2.0.40, php 4.3 =
(working as a cgi) and
 &gt; mapserver 3.6.
 &gt; 
 &gt; If I define my template.php as my template =
(inside mapfile) I get some
 &gt; errors (Malformed URL). So I added this line to =
http.conf:
 &gt; 
 &gt; AddType application/x-httpd-php .html
 &gt; 
 &gt; Now I can put php code inside html pages, but =
it didn't works with
 &gt; mapserver !!
 &gt; 
 &gt; I can't get the php-code to be compiled, =
mapserver process the page
 &gt; but apache+php didn't.
 &gt; 
 &gt; What can I do?
 &gt; I really need help.
 &gt; 
 &gt; thank's to all
 &gt; 
 &gt; Luca Colombo
 &gt;

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