[MapServer-users] Hiding path to .map-files with Mapserver 8/ms4w5.0.0

[Jeff McKenna]

Please also be aware of the official CONFIG file documentation at 
https://mapserver.org/mapfile/config.html

Thanks,

-jeff





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On 2022-08-19 4:19 a.m., Liva Vågane wrote:
> Thank you!
> Moving the aliases to the ms4w.conf-file did solve my problem!
> 
> Liva
> 
> 
> fre. 19. aug. 2022 kl. 08:51 skrev Jörg Thomsen (WhereGroup) 
> <joerg.thomsen at wheregroup.com <mailto:joerg.thomsen at wheregroup.com>>:
> 
>     Hi,
> 
>     why don't you use the variables in the config-file? very easy to
>     use, no
>     restart of apache needed.
> 
>     https://mapserver.org/development/rfc/ms-rfc-135.html
>     <https://mapserver.org/development/rfc/ms-rfc-135.html>
> 
>         MAPS
>           MAP1 "/opt/mapserver/myapp/map1.map"
>           MAP2 "/opt/mapserver/myapp/map2.map"
>         END
> 
>     Jörg
> 
> 
> 
> 
>     Am 18.08.22 um 18:03 schrieb Liva Vågane:
>      > Hello,
>      >
>      > __
>      >
>      > Can anyone confirm that specifying the location of mapfiles using an
>      > Apache variable
>      >
>     <https://mapserver.org/cgi/controls.html?#specifying-the-location-of-mapfiles-using-an-apache-variable <https://mapserver.org/cgi/controls.html?#specifying-the-location-of-mapfiles-using-an-apache-variable>> is
>      > working in Mapserver 8/ms4w5.0.0?____
>      >
>      > I can't get it to work with ms4w version 5.0.0-beta2, as I have with
>      > ms4w 4.0.5____
>      >
>      > This variant
>      > <https://mapserver.org/ogc/wms_server.html#apache-setenvif
>     <https://mapserver.org/ogc/wms_server.html#apache-setenvif>> could
>     be an
>      > alternative, but I would prefer not to generate a copy of
>     mapserv.exe
>      > for every .map-file.____
>      >
>      > __ __
>      >
>      > Thank you for your help!____
>      >
>      > __ __
>      >
>      > Sincerely,____
>      >
>      > Liva Vågane
>      >
>      >
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