Mapserver Installation and Configuration

This instructions describes how to set up and configure the MapServer under Windows Server 2008 64bit.

You may also have a look on the official documentation http://www.maptools.org/ms4w/index.phtml?page=README_INSTALL.html

For first prototyping we used a virtual maschine in order to assess performance requirments for later operational mode.

Operating System:

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise - 64Bit

-> MsgHritInterface for more details

Preconditions

You need administrative rights on the machine.

Download

http://www.maptools.org/dl/ms4w/ms4w_3.0_beta11.zip

Installation

• Unzip the "ms4w_*.zip" to c:/ms4w (it is important that the folder is located under the root)
• Install the MapServer (which is actually a apache) by executing the "c:/ms4w/install-apache.bat" in the CMD. In order to install the apache webservice as a windows service you have to execute the bat as a system administrator (rightclick on the CMD entry in the program bar -> execute as "system administrator")
  
  
• The MapServer should now be up and running and also be visible in the windows service monitor (can also be (re)started and shutdown)
  

Configuration

The configuration has to be done using the Mapfile. We suggest to run every interface for a certain product as one "app" in the mapserver enviroment.

For a elaborated explanation we refer here to the official documentation .

The mapfile configuration we are actually using: msg_mapfile.zip

Problems

[error] [client 127.0.0.1] (OS 14001)Diese Anwendung konnte nicht gestartet werden, da die Side-by-Side-Konfiguration ungültig ist. Weitere Informationen finden Sie im Anwendungsereignisprotokoll. Weitere Details können auch mit dem Befehlszeilentool sxstrace.exe angezeigt werden.  : couldn't create child process: 734001: php-cgi.exe
[error] [client 127.0.0.1] (OS 14001)Diese Anwendung konnte nicht gestartet werden, da die Side-by-Side-Konfiguration ungültig ist. Weitere Informationen finden Sie im Anwendungsereignisprotokoll. Weitere Details können auch mit dem Befehlszeilentool sxstrace.exe angezeigt werden.  : couldn't spawn child process: C:/ms4w/Apache/cgi-bin/php-cgi.exe

This error occurs, if visual c++ runtime components are missed on your system (typically the case after a new system set up, because libraries are noct redistrubuted by default with windows server versions).
You can download it from MS: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9b2da534-3e03-4391-8a4d-074b9f2bc1bf&displaylang=en

-- JohannesTrame - 2010-09-23