[mapserver-users] Brand New User

[Jeff McKenna]

Again, MS4W does have its own mailing list so it would be better to use 
that for configuration questions.

You could download an MS4W add-on package from the MS4W downloads page, 
extract it at the same drive root, and look in ms4w/httpd.d/ again.

Once more, please move this discussion to the MS4W mailing list.  thank you.


-- 
Jeff McKenna
FOSS4G Consulting and Training Services
http://www.gatewaygeomatics.com/

Bob Pawley wrote:
> Thanks Jeff
> 
> "...a new httpd_*.conf file should [also] be added to
> /ms4w/httpd.d/httpd_*.conf."
> 
> Does this mean that these files are installed when the Web application (in
> this case Workshop-5) is extracted into ms4w/app or is this a file which I
> need to generate?? At the moment I can't find any such file under
> ms4w/httpd.
> 
> If I need to generate the file is there an example around??
> 
> Bob
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff McKenna" 
> <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
> To: <mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 10:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Brand New User
> 
> 
>> Hello,
>>
>> Welcome into the foray :)  I have some comments below inline:
>>
>>
>> Bob Pawley wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> This is my first foray into servers et al. I have a couple of 
>>> questions for anyone who wishes to answer.
>>>
>>> I have downloaded ms4w (Windows install package) installed it and 
>>> tested for working by asking for version number through command line 
>>> as well as an HTTP request to mapserver.exe. Both were successful.
>>
>> great!
>>
>>>
>>> Eventually I want to access a Postgis database.
>>>
>>> I have also downloaded Workshp -5 and installed it under 
>>> ms4w/Apache/htdocs
>>
>> MS4W is designed to have all of the add-on applications live in 
>> /ms4w/apps/.
>>
>> Also, to quote from the MS4W README:
>>
>> "...a new httpd_*.conf file should [also] be added to 
>> /ms4w/httpd.d/httpd_*.conf. (The /httpd.d/ directory contains Apache 
>> configuration files that define which files on your computer/server 
>> are Web-accessible. For each Web application that you install, a new 
>> configuration file [will need to be created]."
>>
>> Once you have created the new Apache alias that way, then you should 
>> restart Apache (run /ms4w/restart-apache.bat from the commandline) and 
>> goto 127.0.0.1/youralias
>>
>>
>>>
>>> My first challenge comes with setting the url and pathways in 
>>> Workshop-5 Map File and html pages.
>>>
>>> I want to set the system up as a local app until I get it running.
>>>
>>> 1. Can Someone give me a url and pathway example of a local setup? 
>>> (I've attempted variations on localhost and localhost.localdomain 
>>> with no success).
>>
>> see above
>>
>>>
>>> 2. Since Map File appears to be project oriented is this a file that 
>>> I need to generate in order to access Poistgis?
>>>
>>
>> Yes you will need to generate a custom mapfile.  Here are some 
>> resources for you:
>>
>> - Vector Data Reference guide, for PostGIS: 
>> http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/vector_data/postgis
>> - testing your .map file with the shp2img.exe utility (after executing 
>> /ms4w/setenv.bat at the commandline): 
>> http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/utilityreference/shp2img
>>
>> Also, please note that MS4W does have its own mailing list for 
>> configuration issues (join at: 
>> http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/ms4w-users_
>>
>> have fun.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jeff McKenna
>> FOSS4G Consulting and Training Services
>> http://www.gatewaygeomatics.com/
>>
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