[mapserver-users] WMS Server problem

[Lars Lingner]

Tony Baylis schrieb:
> Hi guys,
> 
> Apologies for adding another question related to a similar previous post but
> I too am having problems getting MapServer to serve a WMS layer.  At this
> stage I can't get a GetCapabilities (it wants to download the mapserv file)
> or Mode=map to work via the browser. I have been able to get the layer to
> render correctly using openLayers in WMS mode however.
> 

The mapserv file is actually the response. If you save it and open it in
an text editor you can view the content.

The MapServer FAQ has also an entry to this question:
http://mapserver.org/faq.html#when-i-do-a-getcapabilities-why-does-my-browser-want-to-download-mapserv-exe-mapserv

Lars