Question about hiding map= parameter

[Kralidis,Tom [Burlington]]

Note: some people find the wrapper script approach a bit more flexible, as you don't have to reboot the web server using this approach.
 
..Tom
 

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: UMN MapServer Users List on behalf of Steve Lime 
	Sent: Tue 24-Jan-06 23:34 
	To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU 
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	Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Question about hiding map= parameter
	
	

	The easiest way to do this is to hide individual mapfiles behind environment variables. You still need the map parameter but you point to a env variable rather than a "file". So, if in Apache's config file you do:
	
	  setenv TESTY /ms4w/apps/Liang/hotdocs/test1.map
	
	then you can do:
	
	  http://.../cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=TESTY&...
	
	If you want to obscure things even further you might want to use a small wrapper script that itself invokes MapServer with a particular mapfile.
	
	Steve
	
	>>>     <lltous at MSN.COM> 01/24/06 9:49 PM >>>
	Hi,
	
	I'm trying to hide the map= parameter, but the server always says "The
	requested URL /cgi-bin/Liang was not found on this server". I have copied
	mapserv.exe to Liang.exe and added the sentence---- SetEnvIf Request_URI
	"/cgi-bin/Liang" MS_MAPFILE="/ms4w/apps/Liang/hotdocs/test1.map"---- to
	httpd.conf.
	
	Any one can give me some advice? Thank you in advance.
	
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