[mapserver-users] Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer on a web hosting service

[Pericles S. Nacionales]

Scott,

You can certainly do that but I don't know if it's safe or not. 

Better still, keep the MapServer-related files to a directory outside of 
your CGI directory leaving only the Mapserv CGI program. Use the SetEnv 
parameter in Apache to add this new directory in your PATH.  This is 
only doable if you can edit the Apache configuration that pertains to 
your web site.

-Perry

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Scott Oatley wrote:
> My web hosting service is linux based, and provides CGI capabilities.
>
> Is it possible to simply upload the executable MapServer CGI file and 
> related support files into my CGI file structure so I can run 
> MapServer from my web site?
>
> I know you can do something similar with the ms4w package by putting 
> mapserver.exe and related dll's, etc. into the CGI directory structure 
> of an existing Apache based Windows install.
>
> -Scott
>