[mapserver-users] Trouble shooting SLD?

[Jeff McKenna]

On 10-10-17 11:01 AM, K wrote:
> Is there any way to trouble shoot why an SLD layer is being being
> rejected, or suggestions as to what it might be? Currently Mapserver
> seems to be ignoring the SLD and not displaying it, which I assume means
> some kind of parsing error or rejection of the SLD?
>
> I look at my getcapabilities and it says: <UserDefinedSymbolization
> SupportSLD="1" UserLayer="0" UserStyle="1" RemoteWFS="0"/>
>
> Which I assume means yes SLD is supported.
>
> I can browse to my SLD file, no errors opening it:
> http://www.rockies.ca/coyotes/sld_template2.xml
>
> I have tried using an SLD created by QGIS, one using PHP/Mapscript, and
> a couple from examples in Mapserver documentation that I edited to work
> for my use.
>
> I turned on the error log in my map file and put debug to 5, no mention
> of any errors or anything, though that isn't surprising as from what I
> read Mapserver currently catches those errors and displays the WMS layer
> as is, but provides no feedback as to the errors?
>
> I had spaces in my layer name to start, thought that might cause a
> problem so removed those.
>
> I have tried viewing in Openlayers, straight URL request, and via a
> quick mapscript application, all the same result.
>
> Any other suggestions?

Note that all SLDs used in the MapServer documentation can be accessed 
at: http://demo.mapserver.org/ogc-demos/map/sld/

-jeff


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