[mapserver-users] Mapserver install - Mac OS X and safari

John Cartwright john.c.cartwright at comcast.net
Mon Jan 16 17:21:02 PST 2012


can you confirm that /Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables/mapserv exists?  Can you execute it from the command line, e.g. "/Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables/mapserv -v"

--john
On Jan 16, 2012, at 6:06 PM, M Badar wrote:

> Thanks, everyone.
> 
> With /etc/hosts set to:
> 
> 127.0.0.1       localhost   localhost 
> 
> and accessing the URL:
> 
> http://localhost.com/cgi-bin/mapserv
> 
> I get the error:
> 
> # safari can't open the page "http://localhost.com/cgi-bin/mapserv" because the server
> # unexpectedly dropped the connection.
> 
> and when the URL is accessed this way (leaving /etc/hosts as shown above):
> 
> http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv
> 
> I get the error:
> 
> Not Found
> 
> The requested URL /cgi-bin/mapserv was not found on this server.
> 
> At this point I'm 90% sure the problem lies between safari and apache.  Maybe it's time for a reference manual on apache.  Does anyone have any titles they would like to recommend?
> 
> Mike
> 
> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 4:14 PM, John Cartwright <john.c.cartwright at comcast.net> wrote:
> Did you try just "http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv"  ?
> 
> --john
> 
> On Jan 16, 2012, at 1:11 PM, M Badar wrote:
> 
>> Greetings,
>> 
>> New user to the list.  I am installing mapserver on my MacBook Pro.  The installation has progressed without error until I attempt to call the 'mapserv' cgi executable from safari; it returns the following error after running the final check as described in the documentation:
>> 
>> # Page 40, MapServer Documentation, Release 6.0.1; 4.1.8 Installation - The basic install.
>> 
>> # This is the final test to ensure mapserver is installed and functioning correctly.
>> # When attempting to access the test URL, safari returns the following error:
>> 
>> # Test URL: http://localhost.com/cgi-bin/mapserv
>> 
>> # Safari error:
>> 
>> # safari can't open the page "http://localhost.com/cgi-bin/mapserv" because the server
>> # unexpectedly dropped the connection.
>> 
>> Mapserver version: 6.0.1
>> Mac OS X version: 10.6.8
>> Safari version: 5.1.2
>> 
>> My suspicion is the error is related to how mapserver and apache are communicating; however, not being apache literate, I don't know where to begin diagnosing the connection problem.  I ran a syntax check on the httpd.conf file and it returned the following:
>> 
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro:bin bobby$ apachectl -t
>> httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro.local for ServerName
>> Syntax OK
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro:bin bobby$
>> 
>> The above error is returned regardless if I am connected to the internet via a wireless or hardwired connection.
>> 
>> Listed below are details regarding my installation.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
>> 
>> Mike Badar
>> 
>> #
>> # Map Server 6.0.1 "configure" script.
>> #
>> 
>> # Author: Mike Badar
>> # Date: 29 December, 2011
>> # Version: 3
>> 
>> ./configure                                                       \
>>                --with-curl-config=/usr/local/bin/curl-config     \
>>                --with-gdal=/usr/local/bin/gdal-config            \
>>                --with-geos=/usr/local/bin/geos-config            \
>>                --with-ogr=/usr/local/bin/gdal-config             \
>>                --with-postgis=/usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_config     \
>>                --with-xml2-config=/usr/local/bin/xml2-config     \
>>                                                                  \
>>                --with-agg=/usr/local                             \
>>                --with-freetype=/usr/local                        \
>>                --with-gd=/usr/local                              \
>>                --with-httpd=/usr/local/apache2/bin/httpd         \
>>                --with-jpeg=/usr/local                            \
>>                --with-proj=/usr/local                            \
>>                --with-tiff=/usr/local                            \
>>                                                                  \
>>                --with-wfsclient                                  \
>>                --with-wmsclient                                  \
>>                --with-threads                                    \
>>                --with-wcs                                        \
>>                                                                  \
>>                --enable-debug
>> 
>> #
>> # Mapserver version.
>> #
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro:cgi-bin bobby$ ./mapserv -v
>> MapServer version 6.0.1 \
>> 
>>          OUTPUT=GIF \
>>          OUTPUT=PNG \
>>          OUTPUT=JPEG \
>> 
>>          SUPPORTS=PROJ \
>>          SUPPORTS=AGG \
>>          SUPPORTS=FREETYPE \
>>          SUPPORTS=ICONV \
>>          SUPPORTS=WMS_SERVER \
>>          SUPPORTS=WMS_CLIENT \
>>          SUPPORTS=WFS_CLIENT \
>>          SUPPORTS=WCS_SERVER \
>>          SUPPORTS=THREADS \
>>          SUPPORTS=GEOS \
>> 
>>          INPUT=OGR \
>>          INPUT=GDAL \
>>          INPUT=SHAPEFILE
>> 
>> #
>> # Page 39, MapServer Documentation, Release 6.0.1; Step 9 test.
>> #
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro:cgi-bin bobby$ ./mapserv
>> This script can only be used to decode form results and
>> should be initiated as a CGI process via a httpd server.
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro:cgi-bin bobby$
>> 
>> #
>> # Apache version.
>> #
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro:bin bobby$ apachectl -v
>> Server version: Apache/2.2.20 (Unix)
>> Server built:   Sep 12 2011 17:42:56
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro:bin bobby$
>> 
>> #
>> # /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf; mapserver additions.
>> #
>> 
>> # ServerRoot
>> ServerRoot "/usr/local/apache2"
>> 
>> # Apache port.
>> Listen 80
>> 
>> # Cgi directory; ScriptAlias; Log file.
>> <Directory /usr/local/apache2/cgi-bin>
>> Options +ExecCGI +FollowSymLinks
>> </Directory>
>> 
>> ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/local/apache2/cgi-bin/
>> 
>> #
>> # Log file.
>> #
>> ScriptLog logs/cgi_log
>> ErrorLog "logs/error_log"
>> 
>> # Display user 'www'
>> 
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro:~ root# dscl . -read /Users/www
>> AppleMetaNodeLocation: /Local/Default
>> AuthenticationAuthority: ;ShadowHash;
>>                          ;Kerberosv5;
>>                          ;_www at LKDC:SHA1.458017A5A4386C409A25B49470E08467DC7022AF
>>                          ;LKDC:SHA1.458017A5A4386C409A25B49470E08467DC7022AF;
>> GeneratedUID: FFFFEEEE-DDDD-CCCC-BBBB-AAAA00000046
>> NFSHomeDirectory: /Library/WebServer
>> Password: ********
>> PrimaryGroupID: 70
>> RealName:
>> World Wide Web Server
>> RecordName: _www www
>> RecordType: dsRecTypeStandard:Users
>> UniqueID: 70
>> UserShell: /usr/bin/false
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro:~ root#
>> 
>> # Check /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf for syntax errors.
>> 
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro:bin bobby$ apachectl -t
>> httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro.local for ServerName
>> Syntax OK
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro:bin bobby$
>> 
>> # Start apache and check for the existence of the httpd process.
>> 
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro:logs root# apachectl start
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro:logs root# ps -ajx|grep httpd
>> root       526     1   526 59ff000    0 Ss     ??    0:00.18 /usr/sbin/httpd -D FOREGROUND
>> _www       527   526   526 59ff000    0 S      ??    0:00.00 /usr/sbin/httpd -D FOREGROUND
>> root       529   391   528 5a00110    2 S+   s001    0:00.00 grep httpd
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro:logs root#
>> 
>> # Page 40, MapServer Documentation, Release 6.0.1; 4.1.8 Installation - The basic install.
>> # This is the final test to ensure mapserver is installed and functioning correctly.
>> # When attempting to access the test URL, safari returns the following error:
>> 
>> # Test URL: http://localhost.com/cgi-bin/mapserv
>> 
>> # Safari error:
>> 
>> # safari can't open the page "http://localhost.com/cgi-bin/mapserv" because the server
>> # unexpectedly dropped the connection.
>> 
>> # Port 80 /etc/services
>> 
>> http             80/udp     www www-http # World Wide Web HTTP
>> http             80/tcp     www www-http # World Wide Web HTTP
>> 
>> # /etc/services
>> 
>> Michael-Badars-MacBook-Pro:~ bobby$ cat /etc/hosts
>> ##
>> # Host Database
>> #
>> # localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
>> # when the system is booting.  Do not change this entry.
>> ##
>> # 127.0.0.1 localhost
>> #
>> # This line was added in an attempt to diagnose why apache is dropping connections
>> # to mapserver.
>> #
>> 127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost # Mapserver diagnostic line.
>> 
>> 
>> 255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
>> ::1             localhost
>> fe80::1%lo0 localhost
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