[maplab-users] Re: MapLab setup question

[Jeff McKenna]

Hi Peter,

You are right, it does have to do with the httpd.conf Apache file.  When 
we say "Edit your web server configuration to allow access to 
<installation-path>/maplab.." we mean that your webserver must allow 
users to browse to the maplab directory.  This is accomplished by:

1) adding an alias to the maplab directory.  Add the following line to 
the "Alias" section of the conf file (or something like it):

Alias /mymaplab/ "C:/<installation-path>/maplab-2.0-RC4/"

Now you should be able to goto http://localhost/mymaplab/

2) You must give users permissions to view the contents of 'mymaplab'. 
Add the following (or something like it) beneath the alias section:

<Directory "C:/<installation-path>/maplab-2.0-RC4/">
     Options Indexes MultiViews
     AllowOverride None
     Order allow,deny
     Allow from all
</Directory>

Finally, to add index.phtml pages as default pages search for 
"DirectoryIndex" in the conf file, and add 'index.phtml' to that line, 
as follows:

DirectoryIndex index.html index.html.var index.phtml

Hope this helps.

Jeff





Peter.VonGaza wrote:
> Howdy,
>  
> I've been trying to get MapLab setup and have a couple questions.  I've 
> got Mapserver working on Win2k with Apache2 and php4.  I followed your 
> instructions and was able to get Mapscript going.  Now I'm at your 
> "Configure your Web Server" instructions and am stuck because of my lack 
> of knowledge of Apache.
>  
> I'm having trouble with:
> "Edit your web server configuration to allow access to <installation-path>/Maplab-2.0-RC4/... and make sure that index.phtml pages are allowed as 
> default pages.
>  
> 1. How do i add a new path?  Is this something i add to the "httpd.conf" 
> file?
> 2. How do i set index.phtml pages as default pages?
>  
> I'm new to the game of Apache + PHP and am trying to just get things 
> going without truely understanding what is going on. 
>  
> I hope you can help!  I'm exploring MapServer as an alternative tool to 
> ArcIMS for serving up our huge Landsat image database here in the Yukon.  
>  
> Cheers,
> Peter von Gaza
> Geomatics Yukon
> www.geomaticsyukon.ca <http://www.geomaticsyukon.ca>
> 867-633-7998


-- 
Jeff McKenna
GIS Specialist
DM Solutions Group
http://www.dmsolutions.ca