[mapserver-users] How to Check if MapScript is Enabled?

[Bill Thoen]

Andy Colson wrote:
> Bill Thoen wrote:
>> Andy Colson wrote:
>>> The program mapserv is not required for mapscript.  To find out if 
>>> its in php, view the php info, which is easiest with a page like:
>>>
>>> <?PHP
>>>    echo phpinfo();
>>> ?>
>>>
>>> To see if its in perl, at a command line, type:
>>>
>>> perl -Mmapscript -e ''
>>>
>>> if nothing happens, your golden, otherwise you'll get an error 
>>> saying it cant locate mapscript.pm.
>> When I tried php -r "echo phpinfo();" | grep -i mapscript on the 
>> command line nothing came up, and when I tried perl -Mapscript -e '' 
>> I got "can't find" errors, so I guess that means that mapscript is 
>> not on board. Thanks for the help; I think I know where to go from 
>> here. (If not, then I'll be back.)
>
> There should be two M's in the perl command line, -M mean load module...
>
> perl -Mmapscript
>
> means module mapscript,
>
> perl -Mapscript
>
> means module apscript
Aha! That's better (sort of). Now I get a "Can't locate mapscript.pm in 
@INC " error, which is more specific than the jumble of errors  you get 
if you leave off the second 'm'. Thanks, Andy!