[mapserver-users] Mapserver performance on apache - heavy load systems

[Lime, Steve D (DNR)]

Apache should be plenty quick. Start with using fastcgi and optimizing your data: e.g. create spatial indexes, use optimized raster formats and then optimizing your configuration (scale dependent layers w/things like reduced resolution layers where possible). -Steve

From: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Peter Maes
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 6:31 AM
To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: [mapserver-users] Mapserver performance on apache - heavy load systems

Hi all,

We are planning to launch a major mapserver production site where i'm required to launch many mapserver instances in some form of cluster.

So I basically have some questions related to this:

- Does anyone have good tips on performance for running mapserver on apache?
- Any specific build parameters I should pay attention to?
- Does it run as a native apache module, or is it required to work through cgi?  In which case: will i get better performance by using fastcgi? (we are not using databases but shapefiles).
- Should I consider lighttpd or nginx instead?

- Any other tips related to clustering mapserver instances? :).

Note that we are using live data, so we cannot cache them, except for a minute or so.

Thanks for your time.
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