Mapserver FGS Modules install method on Linux

[Peter Shrock]

Hello, everyone:

I have been seeking help on installing Mapsever cgi on a linux hosting plan. 
Due to the plan nature, I can only upload files (can NOT install, configure,
etc).

basedon Franks's suggestions, I downloaded mapserver cgi binary and all the
binary modules (based on mapserver required list) from Maptools's FGS module
sites. I put all libraries in a folder, mapserv in cgi-bin, and then created a
script:

#!/bin/bash
LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/my_full_path_to/mapserverlib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
exec /my_full_path/cgi-bin/mapserv "$*"

It looks correct. However, the script did not work. I got two error messages:
1: cannot find libgd.so. 
   But all the libs are in /my_full_path_to/mapserverlib
2: cannot open log file, permission denied. 
   Why?

I talked to the system admin. The admin went to the mapserver RPM site, checked
something, and told me that mapserver was developed in a way that it needed a
dedicated server. The hosting company will not do that for one customer. Is
this true?

I will appreciate if the FGS LInux installer team clarify this and inform us
how to set up mapserver only using these binary modules (so we avoid
installation, configuraiton.). I believ that many people need this type of
installation, becasue they need to set up GIS on exisitng systems, with no
budget/plan to buy a new server. I hope this type of information will benefit
the whole open GIS community.

Have a nice day

Peter


       
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