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

[Jeff Lake]

If you want to use mapserver on a real linux host ...
contact me off list ....
All my cPanel hosted accounts have access to:

mapserver,
GDAL
postGIS enabled pgsql database
degrib
wgrib
wgrib2
GrADS
all the above are installed globally on a brand new CentOS 6.3 64bit 
quad core i3

-Jeff Lake
MichiganWxSystem.com
AllisonHouse.com
TheWeatherCenter.net
GRLevelXStuff.com

On 12/5/2012 14:20, Saka Royban wrote:
> Thanks
> Does windows version of mapserver need installation or copying 
> mapserv.exe plus those files is sufficient (for a windows host)?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mr. Puneet Kishor <punk.kish at gmail.com>
> To: MapServer OSGEO <mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org>
> Cc:
> Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 10:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Mapserver useful for ordinary sites or not?
>
>
> On Dec 5, 2012, at 10:48 AM, Saka Royban <sakaroyban at yahoo.com 
> <mailto:sakaroyban at yahoo.com>> 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?
>
>
> If you don't have shell access, you can ask your web host to install 
> it for you. Most decent web hosting providers will do it for you. If 
> they don't, you should consider moving to one who will.
>
>
>
> >
> > Sorry but i really don't know.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Stephen Woodbridge <woodbri at swoodbridge.com 
> <mailto:woodbri at swoodbridge.com>>
> > To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org 
> <mailto: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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