MapServer at osgeo7

Start page

 * https://demo.mapserver.org

Server Overview

 * hosted on osgeo7
 * dedicated container named "mapserver"
 * Debian 10 "Buster"
 * gcc (Debian 8.3.0-6) 8.3.0

Status

 * 2021-11-20
 * jmckenna: setup Apache rewrite for old map= paths
 * 2021-11-19
 * jmckenna: upgraded to MapServer-main, various changes for tutorial
 * 2021-11-08
 * jmckenna: upgraded to GDAL 3.4.0
 * updates to all OGC services
 * 2021-11-07
 * Robe: point https://demo.mapserver.org to this osgeo7 VM (was staging.demo.mapserver.org)
 * point old demo on AdhocVM to https://old.demo.mapserver.org
 * ticket: https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/2459
 * 2021-10-30
 * jmckenna: upgraded to PROJ 8.2.0, GDAL 3.3.3, GeoTIFF 1.7.0, MapServer-main, MapCache-main
 * 2021-05-28
 * jmckenna: setup MapCache
 * 2021-05-16
 * jmckenna: upgraded to PROJ 8.0.1, GDAL 3.3.0, MapServer-main
 * 2020-10-27
 * jmckenna: upgraded to PROJ 7.2.0rc1, GDAL 3.2.0rc1, MapServer-master
 * 2020-09-11
 * jmckenna: upgraded to PROJ 7.1.1, GDAL 3.1.3, MapServer-master
 * 2020-07-24
 * jmckenna: setup server on new container, as old AdhocVM host could no longer compile recent projects (because it still runs gcc 4.7.2)
 * compiled MapServer, GDAL, PROJ from source
 * moved all demo services (except one)

Participants

 * Jeff McKenna
 * contact jmckenna for access (occurs by proxyjump through 'download' container)

MapServer Installation on mapserver container

 * home: /mapserver/

Apache Configuration
A virtualhost is setup for demo.mapserver.org, through: Note that a proxy is setup through osgeo7's nginx to point to the local Apache which is running on port 8081 /var/log/apache2/demo.mapserver.org-error.log /var/log/apache2/demo.mapserver.org-access.log
 * /etc/apache2/sites_available/demo.mapserver.org
 * server logfiles live at:
 * mapserv and other service endpoints live at: /usr/lib/cgi-bin/

Restarting Apache

 * sudo systemctl restart apache2

Adding Apache Aliases

 * add symbolic links from /var/www/demo.mapserver.org/ to your app installed in /mapserver/apps/

Services on osgeo7
For each service you configure on demo.mapserver.org, please edit /var/www/demo.mapserver.org/index.html and list your new service.

MapServer Tutorial

 * This is a MapServer CGI instance, serving data files for the MapServer Tutorial at: https://mapserver.org/tutorial/
 * On Disk: /mapserver/apps/tutorial/
 * On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/tutorial/
 * updated:
 * November 2021 for MapServer 8+
 * March 2020 for MapServer 7+
 * Administrator: jmckenna

WMS msautotest Service

 * Simple WMS service with a latlong and mercator layer, with global extents. Used by msautotest (for GDAL testing)
 * On Disk: /mapserver/apps/msautotest/world/world.map
 * On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/msautotest?
 * Administrator: jmckenna

WMS Service (for Documentation)

 * Small mapfile serving a raster file, and a single point, line, and poly file. Used in the MapServer docs.
 * On Disk: /mapserver/apps/ogc-demos/map/wms.map
 * On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/wms?
 * Administrator: jmckenna

WMS Landsat7 Service (for Documentation)

 * Small mapfile serving an 8bit landsat image and a 16bit landsat image, used in the SLD doc.
 * On Disk: /mapserver/apps/ogc-demos/map/wms-raster.map
 * On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/wms_landsat?
 * Administrator: jmckenna

WFS Service (for Documentation)

 * Small mapfile serving a point and polygon shapefile. Used in the MapServer docs.
 * On Disk: /mapserver/apps/ogc-demos/map/wfs.map
 * On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/wfs?
 * Administrator: jmckenna

WCS Service (for Documentation)

 * Minnesota DNR demo, includes MODIS and NDVI imagery. Used in the MapServer docs.
 * On Disk: /mapserver/apps/ogc-demos/map/wcs.map
 * On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/wcs?
 * Administrator: jmckenna

OGR Examples (for Documentation)

 * Small examples of OGR formats used in MapServer. Used in the MapServer docs.
 * On Disk: /mapserver/apps/ogr-demos/
 * On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/ogr-demos/
 * Administrator: jmckenna

HTML Legend Examples (for Documentation)

 * Small examples of HTML Legends used in MapServer. Used in the MapServer docs.
 * On Disk: /mapserver/apps/itasca_legend/
 * On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/itasca_legend/
 * Administrator: jmckenna

WMS OpenStreetMap Service (for Documentation)

 * OSM data for Minnesota loaded into PostgreSQL, served by MapServer. Used in the OpenLayers app on main site.
 * On Disk: /mapserver/apps/osm/osm-google.map
 * On Web: https://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/umn?
 * Administrator: jmckenna

Caching for mapserver.org OpenLayers viewer
/mapserver/apps/mapcache/ sudo systemctl restart apache2 /mapserver/apps/osm/osm-google.map sudo mapcache_seed -c /mapserver/apps/mapcache/mapcache.xml -t osm-mn-tileset -g GoogleMapsCompatible -z 0,13 -e -10484037,5552055,-10288486,5668255 -i scanline /mapserver/ms_tmp/cache/osm-mn-tileset/
 * mapcache.xml lives in:
 * mapcache demos: https://demo.mapserver.org/mapcache/demo/
 * after modifying mapcache.xml, restart its Apache:
 * mapfile:
 * seed command:
 * cache directory:
 * viewing seed levels: https://demo.mapserver.org/mapcache/tms1.0.0/osm-mn-tileset@GoogleMapsCompatible/

main

 * A dynamically compiled "mapserv" CGI has been compiled to support V7+ demo services.
 * Web URL: https://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/mapserv
 * Source build in /mapserver/src/MapServer-git-main/build
 * Administrators: jmckenna
 * build instructions for reference:

$ cd /mapserver/src/MapServer-git-main/build $ cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DWITH_KML=1 -DWITH_CLIENT_WMS=1 -DWITH_CLIENT_WFS=1 -DWITH_CURL=1 -DWITH_FRIBIDI=1 -DWITH_GIF=1 -DWITH_HARFBUZZ=1 -DWITH_ICONV=1 -DWITH_SOS=1 -DWITH_WCS=1 -DWITH_WMS=1 -DWITH_WFS=1 -DWITH_FCGI=0 -DPOSTGRESQL_LIBRARY=/usr/local/pgsql/lib/libpq.so -DWITH_CAIRO=1 -DWITH_POSTGIS=1 -DWITH_GEOS=1 -DWITH_PIXMAN=0 -DWITH_PROTOBUFC=1 -DWITH_RSVG=1 $ make $ cp /mapserver/src/MapServer-git-main/build/mapserv /usr/lib/cgi-bin/