Hi, no you can also use OpenLayers.Layer.Mapserver, but this is not the recommended way.
Mapserver has a native CGI interface, e.g. stuff like mapserv?map=/mymap.map&layers=all&mode=map But there is also a standard way of getting maps out of a web mapping server, and this is called WMS. The parameters are then something like: mapserv?map=/mymap.map&service=WMS&request=GetMap&layers=mylayer1,mylayer2&styles=,&bbox=...... etc. Setting up a WMS with Mapserver is quite easy, check the Mapserver WMS Server HOWTO on the website. It just requires a few extra entries in the MAP file. http://mapserver.org/ogc/wms_server.html Also check the OpenLayers tutorial by OpenGeo: http://workshops.opengeo.org/openlayers-intro/ Best regards, Bart > <FONT face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" > size=2><DIV>Hi,</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>how can i use openlayers with > mapserver? it's necessarly to create a wms server?</DIV><DIV>if yes, i > can't understand a concept of a wms server. can you help me > plz?</DIV><DIV><BR>Best > regards,<BR>Youness ELMEDRAOUI</DIV></FONT>Les informations figurant > sur cet e-mail ont un caractère strictement confidentiel et sont > exclusivement adressées au destinataire mentionné ci-dessus.Tout > usage, reproduction ou divulgation de cet e-mail est strictement > interdit si vous n'en êtes pas le destinataire.Dans ce cas, veuillez > nous en avertir immédiatement par la même voie et détruire l'original. > Merci <br />_______________________________________________ > mapserver-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users > _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
