MapServer Installation issues

[Jeff McKenna]

Check out the binary distributions on the MapServer site: 
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/download/current/windows/ (they contain the 
supporting dlls needed by MapServer).

jeff




Ben Crane wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm having a few problems with mapserver installation
> and was hoping someone could clarify exactly what I
> need to do since I keep getting different bits and
> pieces.
> 
> I have installed Mapserver 4.6 onto my machine
> (running win XP with apache/php/perl). Of course it
> doesn't work because I don't have the GD library or
> the regex lib. Problem is, there is no win
> installation file for GD lib and the only link to
> regex lib (ftp) doesn't work.
> 
> Can someone please tell me how a completely non-nix
> user can install and get mapserver to function on
> their pc? I will be running shp files and then SVG
> (not images) through to the browser in all fairness
> and one I have postgis installed, that will hold all
> my spatial data.
> 
> Thanx for your help.
> 
> Ben
> 


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