[Mapserver-users] PHP and shp files

[Geoffrey Rowland]

If I understand you correctly, yes this is possible.  You can set the
image produced as an input type, that way when you click on it, it will
produce pixel x and y coords.  Then you can write a function (check out
the gmap demo for one that is already written) that converts the pixel
position into georeferenced position.  You can then retrieve the
information you need from the shape file.  Does that help?

----- Original Message -----
From: Swapna Guddanti <sgudda1 at uic.edu>
Date: Friday, October 3, 2003 3:27 pm
Subject: [Mapserver-users] PHP and shp files

> hi, 
> I'm developing a PHP client where I need to use some maps which 
> are available 
> as SHP files. I was wondering if there is any way in which I can 
> include these 
> clickable maps in my PHP client so that , on clicking the image I 
> can get the 
> features of the position clicked on the map.I've tried using tools 
> like 
> ArcExplorer which produce clickable images but I can only save the 
> images 
> formed as bitmap images which are not clickable and do not have 
> any embedded 
> information. I was wondering if map server would meet my needs. 
> Any help would 
> be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
> regards,
> swapna
> 
> 
> 
> Swapna Guddanti
> Research Assistant
> Laboratory for Advanced Computing, UIC
> 312-996-0305(lab)
> 312-622-2619(cell)
> 
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