[Mapserver-users] MapServer on Windows XP and IIS

[Randy James]

Hi

Hmm well i do not know very much about apache, i did not
have to study it for more than an couple of hours, yet i
managed to get mapserver running. But maybe i have enough
background information to understand about file
permissions,and web paths.

My point is; no need for overkill just a general knowledge
got mapserver running for me

Cheers
Randy


--- "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Ed,
> 
> I would use some links or tips to learn about Apache and
> file permissions. 
> The reason i'm contacting this list to get some tips from
> other people 
> experiences. Otherwise, i can spend many days to learn
> appache, but this 
> could be overkilling for my very basic needs. All i want
> is to be able to 
> run this demo as a start then may be go deeper.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Jeff
> 
> >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 14:37:14 -0400
> >
> >Jeff -
> >
> >Well, you PROBABLY needed to check exactly one checkbox
> in IIS, which might 
> >have been a tad quicker than installing a new server
> <g>.  Please do take 
> >the time to understand what's going on - Apache is more
> permissive in its 
> >default install, which means (a) it's easier for you to
> do things and (b) 
> >it's easier for other people to do things to you.
> >
> >Your problem is due to (a) not having demo.map in the
> expected place, or 
> >(b) not having the file permissions set correctly.  Be
> sure you understand 
> >how Apache is setting and using user permissions.
> >
> >	- 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 2:16 PM
> >To: Ed McNierney; mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> >Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] MapServer on Windows XP
> and IIS
> >
> >
> >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 
=== message truncated ===


__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software
http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com