[Qgis-user] where to install qgis-web-client on Mac OSX 10.8.4

Marcel Stadelmann marcel.stadelmann at gmx.net
Wed Jul 10 07:34:53 PDT 2013 

Hello Andreas,

I try to do the Alaska example described in the QGIS Documentation, chapter QGIS Server (http://docs.qgis.org/1.8/html/de/docs/user_manual/working_with_ogc/ogc_server_support.html).

The problem is, that this example is for Linux. On OSX some things seem to be a bit different, especially the paths. I saved the project file with the new project settings in  /Library/WebServer/Documents/alaska.qgs.  

In order to test if my QGIS server is running ok, I did two tests:
1. In Safari I put the following url:
http://localhost/qgis-mapserv/qgis_mapserv.fcgi?map=/Library/WebServer/Documents/alaska.qgs&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities 

the browser answers with the following message:
WMS  Test test text/xml image/jpeg image/png image/png; mode=16bit image/png; mode=8bit image/png; mode=1bit text/plain text/html text/xml image/jpeg image/png text/xml svg png pdf text/xml 
alaska  -179.843 178.454 48.0545 72.2621

I thought this means the server is running. No map is shown because I still haven't installed the QGIS client. So far so good.

2. In QGIS I wanted to add a WMS-Layer. I connected to the localhost with the following url:
http://localhost/qgis-mapserv/qgis_mapserv.fcgi?

It shows up 1 layer with ID 0 and name wfslayer, but nothing more. When I select this layer, it is not possible to import it. It says: Kein gemeinsames KBS für gewählte Layer. So, I don't know if my QGIS Server is running ok.

Marcel

Am 10.07.2013 um 14:34 schrieb Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net>:

> Marcel,
> 
> Do you mean the layers don't appear in QGIS or in QGIS web client? This
> is an important distinction.
> 
> The first means that QGIS server is not installed and configured
> correctly, the other means that QGIS server is running ok and you have a
> web client configuration problem.
> 
> I know - the getting started it is a bit hard, esp. if you are on OSX or
> Windows where there are fewer users. Most existing users install and run
> QGIS server on Linux.
> 
> Andreas
> 
> Am 09.07.2013 19:21, schrieb Marcel Stadelmann:
>> Sorry, I don't get it. 
>> 
>> I can connect form QGIS Desktop as a WMS-Client to QGIS Server, but the Layers don't appear.
>> 
>> Does somebody know a step by step instruction how to configure a simple example on OSX?
>> 
>> Thanks and regards,
>> Marcel
>> 
>> Am 09.07.2013 um 18:11 schrieb Bernhard Ströbl <bernhard.stroebl at jena.de>:
>> 
>>> anywhere you like and Apache can access them (on a Linux system file permissions must match, I put them in a subdirectory of /srv/www)
>>> 
>>> Bernhard
>>> 
>>> Am 09.07.2013 17:59, schrieb Marcel Stadelmann:
>>>> Where can I see the path to QGIS WMS Server directory? I don't know
>>>> where to save the *.qgs files, so that the QGIS server can find it.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks and regards,
>>>> Marcel
>>>> 
>>>> Am 09.07.2013 um 16:36 schrieb Marcel Stadelmann
>>>> <marcel.stadelmann at gmx.net <mailto:marcel.stadelmann at gmx.net>>:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Bernhard,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks for the answers.
>>>>> Am 09.07.2013 um 15:20 schrieb Bernhard Ströbl
>>>>> <bernhard.stroebl at jena.de <mailto:bernhard.stroebl at jena.de>>:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Marcel,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> the way to call your QGIS server is something like:
>>>>>> http://localhost/qgis-mapserv/qgis_mapserv.fcgi?map=<path_to_your_map>/yourmap.qgs?REQUEST=GetCapabilities&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.3
>>>>>> <http://localhost/qgis-mapserv/qgis_mapserv.fcgi?map=%3Cpath_to_your_map%3E/yourmap.qgs?REQUEST=GetCapabilities&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.3>
>>>>>> to get the server's capabilites
>>>>>> be sure to know the possible requests a WMS server can reply to, see
>>>>>> e.g. [1]
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The client accesses the server and not vice versa.
>>>>> Ok, I think I understand the philosophy.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Steps to do:
>>>>>> 1) Install QGIS server (done)
>>>>>> 2) Feed QGIS server with a qgis project (*.qgs file)
>>>>> I saved a QGIS test project with wms capabilites under
>>>>> /Users/Marcello/Downloads/test/alaska.qgs
>>>>> 
>>>>> The reply of
>>>>> http://localhost/qgis-mapserv/qgis_mapserv.fcgi?map=/Users/Marcello/Downloads/test/alaska.qgs&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities
>>>>> <http://localhost/qgis-mapserv/qgis_mapserv.fcgi?map=/Users/Marcello/Downloads/test/alaska.qgs&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities>
>>>>> in Safari is:
>>>>> Configuration file problem : perhaps you left off the .qgs extension?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Does the project path need special permissions?
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 3) access QGIS server from a WMS client (e.g. QGIS desktop) to verify
>>>>>> it is running and delivers maps.
>>>>> Isn't it easier to test this with Safari? In QGIS I tried to load the
>>>>> alaska layer through "add wms-layer". But i couldn't connect to my
>>>>> localhost. I don't know what url exactly is needed. I tried with
>>>>> http://localhost/Users/Marcello/Downloads/test/alaska.qgs but its not
>>>>> working. The message was:
>>>>> Antwort nicht verstanden. Der wms-Provider sagte:
>>>>> Eigenschaften-Abfrage gescheitert: Error downloading
>>>>> http://localhost/Users/Marcello/Downloads/test/alaska.qgs?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities
>>>>> <http://localhost/Users/Marcello/Downloads/test/alaska.qgs?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities>
>>>>> - server replied: Not Found
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 4) install and configure QWC, see [2]
>>>>> Where are this kind of projects normally saved in OSX? I think the QWC
>>>>> files needs to be saved in the project file (in my case under
>>>>> /Users/Marcello/Downloads/test)?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Bernhard
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Map_Service
>>>>>> [2]https://github.com/qgis/qgis-web-client
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Am 09.07.2013 13:24, schrieb Marcel Stadelmann:
>>>>>>> Hi Bernhard,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thank you for answering. On my Mac the Apache server works. The QGIS
>>>>>>> Server is installed according the Tutorial
>>>>>>> http://hub.qgis.org/projects/quantum-gis/wiki/QGIS_Server_Tutorial. It
>>>>>>> also seems to work. When I open the link
>>>>>>> http://localhost/qgis-mapserv/qgis_mapserv.fcgi? I get the following
>>>>>>> message from Safari: Please check the value of the REQUEST parameter.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Now I try to configure and publish a simple QGIS project. But I don't
>>>>>>> know where to put the files. I also don't understand how the QGIS Server
>>>>>>> finds the path to the Web Client, because at the moment I have the
>>>>>>> qgis-web-client folder in /Users/Marcello/Downloads.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Marcel
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Am 09.07.2013 um 12:52 schrieb Bernhard Ströbl
>>>>>>> <bernhard.stroebl at jena.de <mailto:bernhard.stroebl at jena.de>
>>>>>>> <mailto:bernhard.stroebl at jena.de>>:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hi Marcel,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I am sorry, I do not really understand your question, so I explain
>>>>>>>> some things, maybe you can reformulate your question and people with
>>>>>>>> Mac OSX knowledge can help you then.
>>>>>>>> qgis-web-client (QWC) is a JavaScript program to be run in a browser.
>>>>>>>> To deliver QWC to the browser of your clients you need a web server
>>>>>>>> (e.g. Apache). You can put QWC whereeever your web server can access
>>>>>>>> it. QWC needs QGIS Server (a WMS server), normally you would run QGIS
>>>>>>>> server on the same machine.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Bernhard
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Am 09.07.2013 11:18, schrieb Marcel Stadelmann:
>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I try to install the qgis-web-client on a Mac OSX 10.8.4. But I don't
>>>>>>>>> understand where exactly I have to put it? I think the
>>>>>>>>> "/home/web/qgis-web-client" path is not for OSX?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> regards,
>>>>>>>>> Marcel
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
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