question about the installation of mapserver

[Mohamed Elshayal]

question abo ut the installation of mapserverHi xiaochun

Mapserver is a cgi software ( comman gate Interface )
CGI is an executable EXE file wich can run on your server   ( needs special permission from your admin )
Mapserver receive your parameters and use them to create a map raster image
 
These parameters are
1 - Layers Names
2 - coordinates 
3 - data subdirectory which where cgi.exe can find your ( .shp , .shx , .dbf )
4 - output subdirectory which where cgi.exe will produce the map raster image
5 - required function such as ( zoom in , zoom out , pan , etc. )
6 - and other lots of parameters

So You write your internet site by HTML language
and You send the parameters by html and  java script languages
then you receive the map raster image by html and java script languages

Internet Site can be done completely without java script, but it will not be a proffesional site
Java script give power to the site

I suggest that first download the mapserver demo and install it in your server and study it well

later you can make your own internet site 

Thank you and best Regards
Mohamed Elshayal
GIS Software Developer
http://www.smartwebonline.com   ( Free GIS Download )
elshayal at smartwebonline.com
elshayal at tedata.net.eg


  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Wu, Xiaochun 
  To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU 
  Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 9:01 PM
  Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] question abo ut the installation of mapserver


  Hi,Mohamed:
  Thanks for your reply, as for your questions,

  1 - Do you have a hosting server ?          yes, it is a linux server                 
  2 - what is the type of your hosting server ( linux Server or  windows Server ) ?
  3 - Do you know HTML language ?  must be yes               yse
  4 - Do you know java script or VBScript Languages ?        vb and c++
  5 - Your maps must be presented as ( .shp , .shx , .dbf )   yse, the shapefiles

  I am sorry that I didnot mention these things to you all before.
  I think I need mapserver to achieve my goal, right?   ArcIMS can also do this, but it is not opensource.
  And still the question, how can I install mapserver in my linux machine?
  Thanks a lot!
  xiaochun



  -----Original Message-----
  From: elshayal at smartwebonline.com [mailto:elshayal at smartwebonline.com]
  Sent: 2005-7-2 (星期六) 19:13
  To: Wu, Xiaochun
  Cc: mapserver-users at lists.umn.edu
  Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] 答复: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] question abo ut the installation of mapserver

  ′e?′: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] question about the installation of mapserverHi xiaochun

  to publish your map and database of your project through the Internet you need to answer the following questions

  1 - Do you have a hosting server ?
  2 - what is the type of your hosting server ( linux Server or  windows Server ) ?
  3 - Do you know HTML language ?  must be yes
  4 - Do you know java script or VBScript Languages ? 
  5 - Your maps must be presented as ( .shp , .shx , .dbf )

  Thank you and best Regards
  Mohamed Elshayal
  GIS Software Developer
  http://www.smartwebonline.com   ( Free GIS Download )
  elshayal at tedata.net.eg



    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Wu, Xiaochun
    To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
    Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 1:10 AM
    Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] 答复: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] question abo ut the installation of mapserver


    Hi, Wim:

    First, thank you very much for your reply.
    What I want to do is publish my map and database of my project through the Internet.
    And the user could use my database to make instant maps through the website.
    And you know, I am totally new in this area and I think I have the problem in installing the mapserver and get it work.
    Do you have some advice?
    Thanks a lot.

    xiaochun



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