[Mapserver-users] Logging WMS client requests

[Daniel Morissette]

Matthew Perry wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
>  I was wondering how I would log the requests that
> mapserver (as a wms-client) sends to a remote
> wms-server. I am having issues with shifting datums on
> a WMS image and need to examine the BBOX mapserver is
> requesting.
> 
> In my mapserver log, all I get is:
> Tue Jul 13 .... ,normal execution
> 
> Since I'm not getting an error back from the remote
> server, MS_ERRORFILE doesn't do me much good, correct?
> 

If your MapServer WMS client runs on Linux then you can configure using 
--enable-debug and recompile. Then set "DEBUG TRUE" in the WMS layers in 
your mapfile (at the client end) and you'll get the URL and a bunch of 
debug output to the Apache error_log.

If your MapServer WMS client is on Windows then you'll have to wait for 
bug 709 unfortunately:
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=709

Daniel
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