[mapserver-users] Mapserver useful for ordinary sites or not?

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Try google "centos mapserver install cpanel" it looks like it has some 
promising leads.

-Steve W

On 12/5/2012 1:48 PM, Saka Royban wrote:
>
> Hi Stephen
> It's CentOS and i've extracted that file from Enterprise Linux GIS.
> I ONLY have cPanel in front myself. How can i run that command?
> Sorry but i really don't know.
>
> Thanks
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stephen Woodbridge <woodbri at swoodbridge.com>
> To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Cc:
> Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 10:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Mapserver useful for ordinary sites or not?
>
> It is probably failing because of missing dependency.
>
> Try this from the command line:
>
> /path/to/cgi-bin/mapserver -v
>
> This will give a more useful error message you can read.
>
> That said, extracting the binary and copying it to the cgi-bin is not
> going to work in most cases because the whole point of package systems
> like rpm it to find and install the dependencies.
>
> What version of linux is installed on your host?
> There is probably a one line command that we can give you to install
> mapserver the correct way.
>
> -Steve W
>
> On 12/5/2012 1:16 PM, Saka Royban wrote:
>  > Thanks for your answer
>  > After lots of try, i found that i can extract mapserver binary from rpm
>  > using 7zip. I put that executable file to cgi-bin and call it via
>  > address bar but no success, just 500 Internal Server Error. (I know
>  > mapserver has some dependencies but in spite of that it everything was
>  > right it should display a nice error)
>  > Contacting with guys in host provider, they pointed me to
>  > http://mapserver.org/installation/unix.html#installation and finally
>  > told me there is no shell access to run this commands.
>  > I'm familiar with structure of mapserver cause of working with MS4W in
>  > my own computer. In addition, i've checked CGI-bin directory by running
>  > some perl script and everything is O.K. They really provide CGI
> capability.
>  >
>  > Now, i don't know what can i do more. (I'm not familiar with Linux,
>  > although i know what running a shell command means. I've been around
>  > computer since DOS age)
>  >
>  > Thanks in advance for helpful advices.
>  > Regards
>  >
>  >
>  > ----- Original Message -----
>  > From: Mr. Puneet Kishor <punk.kish at gmail.com
> <mailto:punk.kish at gmail.com>>
>  > To: MapServer OSGEO <mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> <mailto:mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org>>
>  > Cc:
>  > Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 9:24 PM
>  > Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Mapserver useful for ordinary sites or
> not?
>  >
>  >
>  > On Dec 5, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Saka Royban <sakaroyban at yahoo.com
> <mailto:sakaroyban at yahoo.com>
>  > <mailto:sakaroyban at yahoo.com <mailto:sakaroyban at yahoo.com>>> wrote:
>  >
>  >  > Hi guys
>  >  > After a lot of effort to use CGI mapserver in my own site and finally
>  > leaving hope to find a solution, i came here to ask whether maserver is
>  > useful just for dedicated servers or VPSs really?
>  >  > I (and as it sounds, most of users) have just bought some space from
>  > a host provider (i.e Linux) with a CGI-bin directory which as my host
>  > provider says is able to run CGI applications written in perl and C/C++.
>  >  >
>  >  > I have searched a lot but as it appears no one has been successful to
>  > run CGI mapserver in its CGI-bin folder. Am i right?
>  >
>  >
>  > You are not right. MapServer is surprisingly easy to set up and get
>  > working, at least for basic and mid-complexity use cases.
>  >
>  >
>  >  > CGI mapserver is useful just when shell access is available? Should i
>  > switch to Mapscript? Or maybe, buy a windows host with CGI capability?
>  >
>  >
>  > Unless you figure out what you are doing wrong, you can't set it right.
>  > Why don't you post your issues here in detail (how you are setting
>  > things up, have you followed the tutorial, etc.) along with the errors
>  > you are getting (general description as well as specific error messages.
>  > I am sure one of us will be able to help you.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >  >
>  >  > Your help would nicely be appreciated. I'm really got stuck and
> confused.
>  >  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Yup, frustration is a common feeling when things don't work, but really,
>  > no need to give up. "You can do it, we can help"
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > --
>  > Puneet Kishor
>  > Science and Data Policy at Creative Commons
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