[mapserver-users] MapServer and PHP

[Jeff McKenna]

On 12-07-29 8:50 PM, Henrique Rennó wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I tried to find a solution to my problem using google but with no
> success. I'm using WinXP and just installed ms4w from the zip file.
> After executing apache-install.bat, the localhost showed me the
> mapserver webpage as it should. I also loaded a shapefile using
> mapserv.exe after configuring a map file. Now I want to load the
> shapefile using mapscript, but it seems that apache has a problem with
> php as I wrote a simple php file to show phpinfo and it just shows the
> file content, that is, apache didn't use the php-cgi.exe script to
> understand php files. The mime section contains AddType and Action set
> to .php and /cgi-bin/php-cgi.exe. What could be the problem?
> 

Hello,

Please note that MS4W questions should be sent to the MS4W-users mailing
list (subscribe at http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/ms4w-users).

Here are my comments:

- MS4W is designed so that Apache and PHP work out-of-the-box (no
configuration needed)
- on a fresh machine, install MS4W (sounds like you already know this step)
- once your localhost page shows the MS4W homepage, you know you are ready
- to verify that PHP is running, without making any changes to the
configuration, (assuming you are using MS4W 3.0.6) copy the file
C:/ms4w/tmp/phpinfo.php into C:/ms4w/Apache/htdocs/ and then in your web
browser goto http://localhost/phpinfo.php
- the page should show you information about your PHP install

For any more MS4W questions, feel free to contact the MS4W-users mailing
list, or you can contact me directly for custom builds or to contribute
funding to help this great product grow and live.

Oh one final note: I did cringe when you mention "XP": that platform is
becoming old now, similar to (when I started this) users stuck on
Windows98 years ago.  Be warned that for best results with MS4W you
should be using a more recent Windows version such as Windows7 or Vista.

Thank you for using MS4W.

-jeff



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