[ka-Map-users] help

[Samuel Hiatt]

ka-Map uses mapserver to render maps based on a mapserver "mapfile" that
describes everything about how the map should look, including where the data
is coming from (postGIS database, shapefile, raster, etc).  ka-Map also uses
mapserver to execute queries on the map.

ka-Map also uses mapserver to execute searches.  The way this works is
ka-Map's javascript sets up the asynchronous call to a php script on the
server.  This script uses php_mapscript to execute a
$oLayer->queryByAttributes search and then returns the results back to
ka-Map.

All of the code for this is located in [ka-map root dir]/tools/search/.

So, it sounds to me like you first need to get ka-Map displaying your data.
Follow the tutorials on the wiki for help with that.

Then you'll need to customize the code in tools/search/kaSearch.php to
execute the search you want.

To learn more about mapserver go to http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs
To learn more about mapscript check out
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto/phpmapscript-byexample, or there is
complete mapscript reference documentation at
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/phpmapscript-class

Let us know how it goes!  ka-Map should work great for you!

Sam



On 10/16/07, Deepthi Venugopal <deepthi.va at gmail.com> wrote:
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>
>        Thank you considering my question.
>
>       Actually i would like to add a search tool .And i like to get the
> data from shapefile or    external database.please help.I'm novice to
> mapserver,ka-map and php.
> Could  you tell me about php mapscript? or forward a tutorial on php
> mapscript
>
>
> Thanking you
>
> Deepthi
>
>
>
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> On 16/10/2007, Samuel Hiatt <samhiatt at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Yep!  It's definitely possible.  What tools do you have in mind?
> >
> >
> > On 10/15/07, Deepthi Venugopal < deepthi.va at gmail.com > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Is it possible to add new tools to ka-map? How?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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