[mapserver-users] MapServer Environment Variables and IIS

[thomas bonfort]

Mod fcgid on apache has special directives to set environment variables,
c.f. FcgidInitialEnv . on iis you hopefully have the same...
On Feb 10, 2015 8:18 AM, "geographika" <geographika at gmail.com> wrote:

> Some further details after debugging. I modified mmaphttp.c and recompiled
> MapServer just to confirm the missing environment variables.
>
>   // pszCurlCABundle = "C:\\MapServer\\bin\\curl\\curl-ca-bundle.crt"; //
> works when hardcoded
>   pszCurlCABundle = getenv("Path");
>   msDebug("Test CURL_CA_BUNDLE=%s\n", pszCurlCABundle);
>
>   test1 = getenv("Path");
>   msDebug("Path=%s\n", test1);
>
> Then run using mapserv the env variables are correct. When run in IIS
> using FastCGI both appear as null in the log file.
>
> [Tue Feb 10 13:54:13 2015].868000 Test CURL_CA_BUNDLE=(null)
> [Tue Feb 10 13:54:13 2015].868000 Path=(null)
>
> getenv is part of the standard C library http://www.codingunit.com/c-
> reference-stdlib-h-function-getenv
> So I guess this must be an IIS/FastCGI issue rather than MapServer?
>
> Seth
>
> On 09/02/2015 21:48, Jeff McKenna wrote:
>
>> On 2015-02-09 1:03 PM, geographika wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Jeff.
>>> The environment variable is definitely set in system variables, and I've
>>> rebooted a few times now. It also happens on both a w08r2 server and a
>>> Windows 7 machine.
>>> I can see it in
>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
>>> Manager\Environment
>>> I'm using x64 MapServer, but the environment variables appear in my x64
>>> Python script.
>>> I had this working a couple of years ago, and tried to see if anything
>>> has changed in the MS source since but no luck.
>>>
>>> I think I should also be able to set it in the web.config using the
>>> following, but also no luck:
>>>
>>>          <fastCgi>
>>>              <application fullPath="C:\Mapserver\bin\mapserv.exe">
>>>                  <environmentVariables>
>>>                      <environmentVariable name="CURL_CA_BUNDLE"
>>> value="C:\Mapserver\bin\curl\curl-ca-bundle.crt" />
>>>                  </environmentVariables>
>>>              </application>
>>>          </fastCgi>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Seth
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I think I may been in your exact shoes once, and it was a problem with
>> the Curl library in the MapServer build (I believe Curl is used for this
>> certification/communication, along with the OpenSSL, but you could clarify
>> this with other developers).  I would also test with MS4W to see if you get
>> the same problem.
>>
>> I think you said it used to work with an older MapServer version; I would
>> therefore test on that same server with that same older MapServer
>> version/package again too.
>>
>> Ha, this is how I debug (yes gives you grey hairs ha!).
>>
>> -jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>
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