Using Mapserver on VPS with cPanel?

[Michael Slater]

I have a site hosted at ServInt on a virtual private server (VPS) running
Red Hat 9, Virtuozzo, and Cpanel. The network ops folks have dissuaded me
from installing Mapserver, saying in part:
 
"The requirements for this application would most likely cause instability
on a VPS. Additionally, there are no pre-made binaries for RedHat 9.0. You
would probably need a Mapserver expert to install this software for you on
your VPS, and it would most likely break functionality with other things
(like cPanel). It is not something that looks like it would play nicely with
the software that cPanel installs. It looks like it would require a self
contained PHP daemon."

Are they being too cautious, or should I give up on installing this? My goal
is to be able to dynamically render the NOAA ENC charts. Is there a simpler
alternative for doing so?

Anyone out there with cPanel experience who would be interested in a project
to install this?

Thanks,

Michael Slater
www.BoatingSF.com