working with zoompoint using geographic coordinates

[Bob Cook]

I'm relatively new to mapserver, so I may be trying to do something that
can't be done easily.

I would like my map of the United States and its territories to have a
feature that allows a user to type in a latitude and longitude in form
input fields (e.g., lat: 40N long: 88W), then have the map pan to that
point, and zoom in.

Is there any way of doing this?

Thanks,
-Bob Cook