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

Marcel Stadelmann marcel.stadelmann at gmx.net
Wed Jul 10 09:33:33 PDT 2013 

Am 10.07.2013 um 16:58 schrieb Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net>:

> Hi Marcel,
> 
> If the GetCapabilities command is answering it means that at least parts
> of the QGIS server is running ok.
> 
> The WMS server supports the following commands:
> 
> GetCapabilities
> GetMap
> GetLegendGraphic
> GetFeatureInfo
> GetPrint
> 
> The GetCapabilities is always at the start of a session or connection to
> get the service metadata.
> 
> In your case it looks like a CRS issue. You should make sure that in
> your new empty test project you specify the same projection as in the
> Alaska sample project. There are reprojection options - but for a start
> it is easier if server and client are in the same projection. It will
> also be faster if no reprojection has to be done.
I tried, but no success. After I delete the /Library/WebServer/Documents/alaska.qgs file, still 1 layer was showing up while adding a WMS-Layer. It means the behaviour of the WMS-Connection is the same with or without the project file alaska.qgs. So, it's probably not a CRS issue. It seems that the QGIS Server doesn't see the alaska project file at all. 

I connect to the localhost with the url http://localhost/qgis-mapserv/qgis_mapserv.fcgi? -> Is this correct?

In the QGIS user manual (Chapter QGIS Server) it says that a copy of  qgis_mapserv.fcgi is needed for Linux. But how is it for an OSX? I found this file in /Applications/QGIS.app/Contents/MacOS/fcgi-bin/ and put also a copy of it in /Library/WebServer/Documents/. But somehow I don't understand how it works… I afraid my QGIS Server configuration is not correct. But at this point I'm lost.

Is there somewhere a documentation for OSX that explains which file has to be in which folder? 

> 
> Once QGIS works fine as a client, you can go on and configure QGIS web
> client. Before, it makes no sense and you should first fix the server.
> 
> Andreas
> 
> 
> Am 10.07.2013 16:34, schrieb Marcel Stadelmann:
>> 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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