[mapserver-users] mapserver/openlayers

[bartvde at osgis.nl]

Hi,

no you can also use OpenLayers.Layer.Mapserver, but this is not the
recommended way.

Mapserver has  a native CGI interface, e.g. stuff like
mapserv?map=/mymap.map&layers=all&mode=map

But there is also a standard way of getting maps out of a web mapping
server, and this is called WMS.

The parameters are then something like:
mapserv?map=/mymap.map&service=WMS&request=GetMap&layers=mylayer1,mylayer2&styles=,&bbox=......
etc.

Setting up a WMS with Mapserver is quite easy, check the Mapserver WMS
Server HOWTO on the website. It just requires a few extra entries in the
MAP file.

http://mapserver.org/ogc/wms_server.html

Also check the OpenLayers tutorial by OpenGeo:

http://workshops.opengeo.org/openlayers-intro/

Best regards,
Bart

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