[mapserver-users] 64 bits version of MapServer

[Frank Warmerdam]

Léveillé wrote:
> Hi,
>  
> We've been using MapServer for a while. It has been used to produce maps 
> for the "Inforoutière", the official source of all the information 
> needed to plan safe trips on Québec’s road network, whatever the season.
>  
> It has been running on Windows 2003 (32 bits) for over a year.
> At the beginning, many "stress tests" were realised.
> We were able to generate around 12 maps / second.
> But now, due to the popularity of the site, this seems not to be enough 
> in special occasions, such as during a snow storm.
> The bottle neck seems to be the CPU.
>  
> One of the few options we were looking at is the possibility of using a 
> 64 bits version of MapServer (on a 64 bits OS of course).
>  
> My question is simple : has any one tested a 64 bits version ? Can I 
> expect a better performance ? Is there a 64 bits version available for 
> download (I've been using the MS4W Windows binary distribution version) ?

James,

I'm not aware of a 64bit MS4W, and generally you will have a hard time
getting 64bit mapserver binaries.  I am doubtful that moving to 64bit
will noticably speed things up, though moving to a faster CPU or to a multi
core system may help substantially.

Best regards,
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