[MapServer-users] The server you are trying to connect to does not seem to be a WMS server. Please check the URL. WMS XML stops generating

[Jeff McKenna]

Hi,

Here are my initial thoughts:

- examine the exact request submitted by QGIS (examine each parameter), 
see 
https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/wiki/Get-the-Raw-WMS-Request-Generated-by-QGIS
- I remember an issue of GetCapabilities requests being cut-off, but 
that was years ago in a much older MapServer version
- for that last reason I would be sure that the MapServer server is 
using version 8.0 or 7.6.4
- I have also been here before when the "wms_onlineresource" url is 
incorrect in the server's mapfile, causing issues in QGIS (sometimes 
that could be an HTTPS redirect, or a minor change in the url).  I've 
got that t-shirt several times, ha

Those are my quick thoughts.

-jeff



-- 
Jeff McKenna
GatewayGeo: Developers of MS4W, MapServer Consulting and Training
co-founder of FOSS4G
http://gatewaygeo.com/



On 2022-11-10 12:43 p.m., Marcin Niemyjski via MapServer-users wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> coming back to you with error which I can't overcome. I created mapfile 
> from vrt rasters created by gdal warp -of VRT from tiffs with GCP 
> georeference. While trying to add wms layer to qgis it throws error: 
> *The server you are trying to connect to does not seem to be a WMS 
> server. Please check the URL.*
> 
> Details (or message obtained aftery request GetCapabilities) seems to be 
> wms XML file which unexetedly stoped generaing and stars with:
> 
> *Instead of the capabilities string that was expected, the following 
> response has been received:*
> *Could not get WMS capabilities: unexpected end of file at line 8905 
> column 63*
> *This is probably due to an incorrect WMS Server URL.*
> *Response was:*
> *<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>*
> *<WMS_Capabilities version="1.3.0"  xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/wms"
> *
> *
> *
> ends with:
> 
> *        </EX_GeographicBoundingBox>
>          <BoundingBox CRS="EPSG:4326"
>                      minx="34.6282" miny="86.661" maxx="36.532"
> *
> *
> *
> Mapfile consist of 419 mapfiles, when I leave few *random *layers it 
> loads in other cases - throws errors.
> 
> Hope someone has workaround.
> Best,
> Marcin
> 
>