[Mapserver-users] MapServer on Windows XP and IIS

Thu Jul 31 14:15:34 EDT 2003

Ed,

I agree that diging into the web server setup would help.

For now, i uninstalled IIS, then installed Apache and MapServer: it's 
working: i got the the expected error ("No query information ...").

Now i started to run the demo, loaded the "demo_init.html" and after pushing 
the button, there was an error "msLoadMap(): Unable to access file .... 
demo.map". the path of the file is correct. I guess that this would be a 
permission file error, but not sure.

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 13:19:42 -0400
>
>Jeff -
>
>I would not claim Apache is "easier" than IIS in this regard.  In general, 
>I don't think either of them (we run both) is hard or easy - they're just 
>different, and you need to understand something about running Web servers 
>and running CGI services on Web servers in order to run MapServer.  Both 
>IIS and Apache have a security model that lets you control which files are 
>available to which Web users, and what those users can do to those files 
>(run them, read them, write to them, etc.).
>
>Read the help on IIS - that's what it's for.  If you did a default 
>install/config you installed all the administration help files, and they're 
>pretty reasonable.
>
>I'm not trying to be unhelpful, but if you don't understand the security 
>model and how it applies to Web services, you're going to keep bumping into 
>one problem after another.  Take the time to understand how to set up your 
>Web server, and THEN you'll be ready to set up MapServer.
>
>	- 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 1:15 PM
>To: Ed McNierney; mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
>Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] MapServer on Windows XP and IIS
>
>
>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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