[Mapserver-users] MapServer on Windows XP and IIS

[Jeff L.]

Ed,

I'm new to web configuration. All i did is installing IIS on my windows XP 
pro and then installed MapServ.
I guess that the web server is not configured, i have no idea how to do it. 
Any info is appreciated.

I heard that Apache would work easier than IIS. Apache would need specific 
configuration or just a sandard installation ?

Thanks

Jeff Lacoste


>From: "Ed McNierney" <ed at topozone.com>
>To: "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com>,<mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu>
>Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] MapServer on Windows XP and IIS
>Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 12:47:16 -0400
>
>Jeff -
>
>If your Web server is configured correctly, there will be NO command window 
>opening and closing.  You'll get that error text in a regular Web page that 
>stays there.
>
>I suspect that the directory in which mapserv.exe is installed does not let 
>users execute programs (like CGI programs) from it.
>
>	- Ed
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff L. [mailto:nf10 at hotmail.com]
>Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 10:27 AM
>To: Ed McNierney; mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
>Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] MapServer on Windows XP and IIS
>
>
>Thanks Ed for your relpy.  MapServ is installed in the IIS of my windows XP
>machine. While trying to run it (localy from web browser pointing the
>"mapser.exe", the command window is opened then closed pretty fast. I have
>no idea about the content of the command window. I'm not sure what message
>was displayed there. At least if i know that was "No query information to
>decode. QUERY_STRING not set." It can get me going to the next steps
>(running the demo).
>
>
>Thanks again
>
>Jeff Lacoste
>
>
> >From: "Ed McNierney" <ed at topozone.com>
> >To: "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com>,<mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu>
> >Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] MapServer on Windows XP and IIS
> >Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 09:44:10 -0400
> >
> >Jeff -
> >
> >There's no problem - that's the way it's supposed to work!
> >
> >You can run MapServer from the command line with the "-v" switch, and
> >you'll get text output.  Normally CGI programs are not meant to be run 
>from
> >the command line, and MapServer is no exception.
> >
> >If you properly configure your Web site to allow users to execute CGI
> >programs, you should be able to type the following in your browser:
> >
> >http://server.yourdomain.com/mapserv
> >
> >(replace the server and domain names with your names)
> >
> >and get the error message:
> >
> >"No query information to decode. QUERY_STRING not set."
> >
> >in your browser window.
> >
> >Until you get to that point, you haven't managed to get a basic CGI 
>program
> >running, so there's no point in doing anything else yet!
> >
> >	- Ed
> >
> >Ed McNierney
> >President and Chief Mapmaker
> >TopoZone.com / Maps a la carte, Inc.
> >73 Princeton Street, Suite 305
> >North Chelmsford, MA  01863
> >ed at topozone.com
> >(978) 251-4242
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Jeff L. [mailto:nf10 at hotmail.com]
> >Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 7:29 AM
> >To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> >Subject: [Mapserver-users] MapServer on Windows XP and IIS
> >
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >I installed MapServer on Windows XO and IIS. When i try to execute the
> >mapserv from the command window (C:\Inetpub\Scripts\MapServ), i have an
> >error: "This script can only be used to decode form results and should be
> >initiated as a CGI process via a httpd server ". I tried also to execute
> >the
> >script from Internet Explorer. The result is a command window displayed
> >then
> >closed fast.
> >
> >Any idea about the possible problem ?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Jeff Lacoste
> >
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