[QGIS-Developer] Questions of a newbie starting with QGIS Server

[DelazJ]

Hi Richard,

Le mer. 20 avr. 2022 à 20:23, Richard Duivenvoorde <rdmailings at duif.net> a
écrit :

> Hi Harrissou,
>
> I think your pretty close :-)
>
> Some remarks from the times I installed on Windows:
> - I used a vanilla apache installer from https://www.apachelounge.com/
> - indeed used the httpd.conf from osgeo4w to set all paths and env vars,
> VERY convenient
> - are you sure the Qt vs qt is an issue? Thought Windows paths were not
> case sensitive?
>
> Probably not an issue, indeed. I must admit I didn't test, I "fixed" rigth
away. I also had mitigated my "issue" comment in an updated version of the
mail but I think I lost the changes while switching between firefox(gmail),
thunderbird, k9-mail, on various machines.


> The GDAL_DATA path you will need when you use for example the ECW or other
> drivers
> QGIS_AUTH_DB_DIR_PATH is maybe only needed when you have a project which
> uses authentication profiles? Others?
>
> So it could make sense to have them added to the default httpd_qgis.conf
file...?


> When you have a WMS/WFS server running normally you do not have a web app
> yet.
> You either use the WMS of WFS as datasource in QGIS (or other clients)
> or you use OpenLayer/Leaflet to create an app in a browser using
> javascript.
>
> Ah OK... new world to discover but not enough time... I think I will first
try the other suggested options (oapif, catalog, server development) and
let you know.

Greetings,
Thanks.
Harrissou

Alessandro also created a landing page for WFS3/OGC API:
> https://docs.qgis.org/3.22/en/docs/server_manual/services/ogcapif.html
> but I found that sometimes tricky to setup...
>
> Maybe others can share more info/experience
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Duivenvoorde
>
>
>
>
> On 4/20/22 18:58, Harrissou s. via QGIS-Developer wrote:
> > Hi QGISers (sorry for cross-posting)
> >
> > I'm trying to setup a QGIS Server... on Windows and I'd like to share
> some
> > suggestions/issues I faced in the process and ultimately ask for help on
> a
> > bigger issue.
> > I'm following the QGIS documentation instructions [0] and took the
> > opportunity to update the docs[1][2], given that osgeo4w provides means
> to
> > install apache. Review welcome, thanks.
> >
> > In the docs, it is suggested to add at the end of the httpd.conf file a
> > set of variables. But I notice that *most* of them are already set in the
> > httpd_qgis.conf file that is #included at the end of the httpd.conf
> file. I
> > hence ignored the addition but, Questions:
> > - are the GDAL_DATA and QGIS_AUTH_DB_DIR_PATH necessary for any purpose?
> > - If so, for what? And is it possible (does it make sense) to add them
> to the
> > httpd_qgis.conf file also?
> >
> > - Issue report: I think there is a typo in the httpd_qgis.conf file
> > setting PATH and QT_PLUGIN_PATH. It mentions apps/qt5/ while it should be
> > apps/Qt5/ (uppercase Q).
> >
> > In my process, I didn't set the gdal or db paths above, I fixed the
> > uppercase typo and when I tested I could get a reply for GetCapabilities
> as in
> > the docs. Using the QGIS training project, I could do a GetMap which
> successfully returned my map canvas image. Good! My server is OP!
> > Well, this is where I got lost. I thought the request would output in the
> > browser some image i could zoom in, pan, maybe identify... But NO, I got
> a
> > plain, static image. What am I supposed to do next? How can I make my
> > project queryable, zoomable, pannable, anythingable... in a web browser?
> > I might have overlooked, but the docs does not seem t provide any
> information for
> > newbies like me, for the next step. Where should I look now? Your help to
> > get out of this trouble would be much appreciated. Thanks.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Harrissou
> >
> > [0]
> >
> https://docs.qgis.org/3.22/en/docs/server_manual/getting_started.html#installation-on-windows
> <
> https://docs.qgis.org/3.22/en/docs/server_manual/getting_started.html#installation-on-windows
> >
> > [1] reading:
> >
> https://github.com/DelazJ/QGIS-Documentation/blob/installQGISServerWindows/docs/server_manual/getting_started.rst
> <
> https://github.com/DelazJ/QGIS-Documentation/blob/installQGISServerWindows/docs/server_manual/getting_started.rst
> >
> > [2] pull-request: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/pull/7508 <
> https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/pull/7508>
> >
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