Install at Shared Hosting Facility, can it be done???

[blaise]

Keith, please post to the list so you'll get help from all and your exp will 
be shared.
You can try setting mapserver on a shared host, it might work, or not, 
difficult to know without testing. Even if working, your shared host might 
not fit your serious needs (verbose a bit more). There are some professional 
mapserver hostings around, did you check ? With a serious web connection you 
could also setup and plugin your own server.
You may start by the beginning ;) : on a local linux box, build a basic 
mapserver cgi (./configure without options), upload it to your shared server 
and try the test page :
http://yourserver/cgi-bin/mapserv?
What do you get ?
Blaise


On Tuesday 07 March 2006 20:21, keith fraley wrote:
> Thanks blaise,
>
> I can load and run CGI scripts with my account.  Does
> this help?
>
> --- blaise <bpicinbono at WORLDONLINE.FR> wrote:
> > On Tuesday 07 March 2006 00:03, KevinC (UD) wrote:
> > > Keith Fraley wrote:
> > > I am in serious need of setting up mapserver at my
> > > hosting facility (lunarpages.com)  I am on a
> >
> > shared
> >
> > > linux box with no access to shell, can I get this
> > > installed?  Where do I start?
>
> *****************************************************
>
> > > In my opinion, no shell access means no realistic
> >
> > possibility of using
> >
> > > Mapserver.  Ask your host how much co-location of
> >
> > your own Linux box would
> >
> > > cost.  I pay $600/yr and consider it the only way
> >
> > to go.  Of course, you
> >
> > > must educate yourself in Linux, then Apache, then
> >
> > finally MapServer.   This
> >
> > > is a path not to be taken by those who give up
> >
> > easily.
> >
> > "serious need of setting up mapserver" and "I am on
> > a shared linux box with no
> > access to shell" might no fits...
> > basic mapserer is a cgi, can you upload cgi to your
> > server and have it running
> > depending on its libs ?
> > Few shared servers allow mapserver setups. I had one
> > for a moment with full
> > php_mapscript digitize mode, but it didn't last
> > their updates )-:
> > I think "serious [...] mapserver" and "shared linux
> > box" might not fit...
> > Blaise
>
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