mysql?

[Cameron Blandy]

On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:37:52 -0500, Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at POBOX.COM>
wrote:

>On 12/21/05, Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it> wrote:
>> Hi all.
>> I have seen on the home page that MapServer supports MySQL tables via
OGR,
>> which however does not have support for spatial data. Could someone
point out
>> a resource to understand this better, or give us a brief overview of
MySQL
>> support in UMN MS?
>
>Paolo,
>
>I would add that over the next few weeks Howard Butler and I
>will be extending OGR with quite complete support for the MySQL
>spatial capabilities.  This work is being supported by the Canadian
>Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
>
>So, for those wanting to use the spatial capabilities of MySQL
>in MapServer or other OGR enabled applications, hopefully something
>will be available pretty soon.  Contact Howard or I if you want to do
>early testing.
>
>I would stress that MySQL's spatial support still falls short of
>what PostGIS does for you in a number of ways, but for those
>just wanting to hold and query spatial data efficiently it well might
>be a good solution.
>
>Best regards,
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Hello Frank,

Just wondering what the status of MySQL spatial support within OGR is.

I just downloaded the latest version of ms4w thinking that support for
MySQL was included but it is not yet. I am new to MapServer and I am doing
some experimenting with it. Do you have any an idea of when I will be able
to view MySQL spatial tables in MapServer.

Regards,
Cameron Blandy
Senior GIS Specialist
KGS Group
Winnipeg