Configuration Files MapServer

MapServer Configuration Text File

This is a very basic example - feel free to improve. A more complex example of MapServer WMS use, though much out of date, is available at spatialguru.com

MAP
  NAME global_map
  STATUS ON
  SIZE 600 300
  EXTENT -180 -90 180 90
  UNITS DD
  IMAGECOLOR 255 255 255
  IMAGETYPE png
  
  WEB
    IMAGEPATH "/opt/fgs/apps/kamap-0.1.1/htdocs/tmp/"
    IMAGEURL "/ka-map/tmp/"
  END

  LEGEND
    TRANSPARENT TRUE
  END

  SCALEBAR
    TRANSPARENT TRUE
  END

  LAYER
    NAME clouds
    TYPE RASTER
    STATUS ON
    DATA "data/day_clouds.tif"
  END
  
  LAYER 
    NAME countries
    TYPE LINE
    STATUS ON
    DATA "data/countries_simpl.shp"
    CLASS
      NAME "Country Boundaries"
      STYLE
        COLOR 200 100 100 
      END
    END
  END
END