[Mapserver-users] Re: Server on the web

[bpicinbono@worldonline.fr]

Ciao Marco !

If your application only use the "mapserv" cgi engine, then,
you should be able to run it on any shared (cheap) hosting
service, as long as you can upload the mapserv cgi engine
to the cgi directory of your web server. Of course, you
will have to fix a bit some paths (to the temporary
images directory, to the datas directory...).
This may be completly free if you already have a personnal
web space from your Internet Service Provider (as long as
you can upload some cgis...)

If your application uses php-MapScript, (as mine does), it is
a bit more complex to have it work for cheap money.
I found a very interesting solution at ouvaton : www.ouvaton.org
It is a french coop, but you should ask if foreigners can register.
(they have an italian flag, but what does it means ? ? ?)
They have shared servers (cheap : about 20 euros per year for 
20 mega bytes space), but they allow to change a bit the apache
and php configuration files.
So, as php-MapScript needs php to be run as a cgi, I uploaded my
php engine and told apache to use it as a cgi instead of using
the basic php they have.

The purpose of my application is demo, not commercial use.
It works quite well but I haven't test it with 10000 
simultaneous connections... The only problem I had recently
was that the server was no more delivering maps. This was because
of the MyDoom virus that was squating the bandwith and the 
reponse-time of the server (as they have the mail and web servers)
on the same machine (they said it sould change soon...)

Well, well, I hope that this will help you.
Tell us if you are stucked somewhere.
Performing some internet searches with "MapServer" and "hosting
service" should drive you to some commercial services, but it may
be expensive...
If you want to have a look at my app :
http://webmaps.ouvaton.org
go to "java-tools" demo and if the java doesn't work, switch
to html with the green button close to the scale bar.
Fell free to digitize / delete shapes.
Have fun
Ciao
Blaise


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