[MapServer-users] How do I get rid of the WMS option?

[Stefan Gofferje]

On 5/8/25 16:39, Seth G wrote:
> I don't think GetMetadata is specific to WMS, but is common to all the WxS services.
> It should have been possible to disable it using something like the following in METADATA, but after a quick look at the code it doesn't appear to be implemented:
> 
> "ows_enable_request" "* !GetMetadata"
> 
> MapServer only generates XML. If you want to use another format the following METADATA should work:
> 
> "ows_metadataurl_href" "http://example.com/my.json"
> 
> Maybe the following also disables it?
> 
> "ows_metadataurl_href" "" # try a blank URL?

Jukka already suggested that I create my own metadata but that's going 
to be an administration headache, once I leave the test phase and want 
to have more layers.

I have also thought about disabling it, but IIRC, the web app I am 
testing currently, seems to rely on GetMetadata to get additional 
information about the layer...

The main question is, why does MapServer create a WMS reference if no 
WMS services are configured? Nowhere in the map file is a single 
reference to WMS... Triple checked...

-Stefan

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