[Mapserver-users] scripting languages

[Eduardo Patto Kanegae]

MapServer is not a full featured GIS and it's not your purpose. Its main 
goals is to provide a powerfull set of resources to develop spatially 
enabled internet applications.
It can operated using the CGI mode, which is basically set with a 
MapFile(configuration file for the mapserver application) and Template 
files - these ones define the interface of users, layout, etc...
Or you can use MapScript mode. MapScript provides for some languages as 
Perl, PHP, Java, Python, Ruby, the API functions which is contained in 
MapServer. So, you'll be able to build a more complex and flexible 
system if you use MapScript with some language.

There's some functions of spatial analisys in MapScript set, but you can 
also combine MapScript with another toolset or library. eg.: if you need 
functions for computing path alternatives you could a library/class to 
do that, and use MapScript to show results.

best.

Eduardo Patto Kanegae
http://www.consultoria.eti.br

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Saurabh Data escreveu:

>
> Dear users
>
> Can someone give me more information about the scripting languages 
> Mapserver uses like perl, PHP and others. What is their purpose.
>
> Someone told me that it can be used for spatial analysis. I am not a 
> programmer so dont know at all as to how Mapserver benefits by using 
> the languages. CAn someone clarify if at all it is used for spatial 
> analysis. In not, then what is its purpose
>
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Saurabh Data
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> Saurabh Data
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