[mapserver-users] Mapserver/PostGIS Faster Initial Load Time

[Donald Kerr]

Basically my mapping setup is, from client to server, Openlayers WMS/WFS
(Internet Explorer on XP Pro SP3) - Mapserver CGI - Shapefile (Tiffs) or
PostGIS (XP Pro SP3 - IIS & FastCGI).

>From boot up, the initial, or first load of maps, takes up to 15 seconds.
After that, it flies along fine.

I've tried pre-loading in a hidden browser instance but that didn't work. I
cannot get that initial load time down at all.

Any tips to reduce the time taken for the first load of the software:
Specifically Mapserver whether it's creating the map from PostGIS or the
shapefile (Tiffs). 

Many thanks.

Regards,

Donald