PHP setup using tomcat

[Delfos, Jacob]

Hi Mark,

Yes, I do use Ka-Map, but my setup is different. You'd normally
configure IIS or Apache webserver to run PHP, which is quite
straightforward, and then set up php_mapscript. Mapserv is independent
from php_mapscript, which is the PHP extension that you will need to get
running to use Ka-Map. I suppose there is an equivalent procedure for
TomCat. So are you trying to get this to work for your IIS test-server
(not your production server)? 

You can try to follow these instructions to run PHP on tomcat:
http://wiki.apache.org/tomcat/UsingPhp

Then make sure that it can access the php_mapscript.dll and its
dependencies.

Or you will have to run php on Apache webserver (not tomcat) or on IIS,
and proxy one through the other (best put IIS or Apache in front,
because they perform better than tomcat for normal serving).

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Jacob




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Howard [mailto:mhoward at akimeka.com] 
> Sent: 22 September 2006 02:47
> To: Delfos, Jacob; MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: RE: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] PHP setup using tomcat
> 
> Thanks for the reply Jacob. I'm using tomcat for my webapps 
> 'cause we do
> a lot of servlet/jsp stuff in this environment. I've used mapserv in
> WIN/IIS a LONG time now - as I'd initially had problems getting it
> working in tomcat. Unfortunately to run IIS and tomcat, one 
> needs to run
> port 80 and the other another port like 8080 (yea you can
> proxy).......... so I'd like to run everything in one environment. One
> good offshoot of this exercise is getting mapserv to run in tomcat --
> our production server is UNIX (no IIS). I'm trying to get a 
> test server
> up to run Ka-Map. My first e-mail detailed my progress. I've got the
> sample app (KA-EXPLORER!) running in a new context. I'm just 
> not getting
> any services or maps. I've configured the config.php to use a tested
> mapserv map file. I've observed that the sample app calls 
> "init.php"  --
> 
> "http://my_server/ka-map/init.php" 
> So yes - Ka-Map is php-based BUT it appears that php has to 
> run in a web
> app container. I'd be interested in finding out how to test/debug this
> problem.
> Are you using Ka-Map now?
> 
> Mark
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: UMN MapServer Users List 
> [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On
> Behalf Of Delfos, Jacob
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 5:21 PM
> To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] PHP setup using tomcat
> 
> Mark,
> 
> I don't believe there is a very simple solution to getting 
> php to run on
> tomcat. I had to do it myself a while ago, and it seems the general
> agreement out there is that for best performance, you should run PHP
> using Apache webserver (on port 80), and then use a 
> proxy/reverse proxy
> for running Tomcat on a different port, proxied through the normal
> Apache webserver. You can then run Tomcat on a different port, while
> running Apache on the normal port. This works for me, but I'm 
> no expert
> on this.
> 
> Is there any reason why you are using Tomcat? You mentioned it's for
> Ka-Map, but Ka-Map is php-based.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jacob
> 
> 
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: UMN MapServer Users List 
> > [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark Howard
> > Sent: 21 September 2006 11:14
> > To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] PHP setup using tomcat
> > 
> > I'm setting up a Tomcat server to use for ka-maps. I've got mapserv
> > working correctly in the C:\tomcat\webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF\cgi folder 
> > (as http://my_server/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe).
> > 
> > So this works fine:
> > http://my_server/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?REQUEST=GetMap&VERSION=1.
> > 1.1&MAP=C:
> > \tomcat\webapps\ka-map\Akidemo\AkiDemo1.map&SRS=EPSG:4326&bbox
> > =-180,-90,
> > 180,90&width=200&height=200&layers=countries&format=image/PNG
> > 
> > 
> > I've got PHP installed and configured --  php.exe and php.ini are in
> > C:\WINDOWS\system32 and the php.ini extension_dir =
> > /ms4w/Apache/php/ext/ 
> > This works on the command line - for example:
> > php quickmap.php > zzz.png
> > 
> > makes a perfectly good png.  
> > 
> > Where quickmap.php has 
> > // define variables
> > define( "MAPFILE", "C:/tomcat/webapps/ka-map/AkiDemo1.map" );
> > define( "MODULE", "php_mapscript_48.dll" );
> > 
> > 
> > However If I access the same php file in a web context, I 
> just get the
> > php file streamed back. Obviously php is not running. I 
> tried putting
> > php and all the dll's in the cgi folder (probably stupid - eh?).
> > 
> > Do I need to download and install a php class library (jar) 
> > to run as a
> > servlet - as in these instructions? -- 
> > 
> > http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/running-php-5x-on-w
> > indows-usi
> > ng-tomcat-4x-or-5x/
> > 
> > 
> > OR is there something simple I'm missing in the system configuration
> > (web.xml....)????
> > 
> > 
> > TIA for any assistance!!!!!
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
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