On Mar 6, 2006, at 5:03 PM, KevinC (UD) wrote:
Keith Fraley wrote:
I am in serious need of setting up mapserver at my
hosting facility (lunarpages.com) I am on a shared
linux box with no access to shell, can I get this
installed? Where do I start?
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In my opinion, no shell access means no realistic possibility of using
Mapserver. Ask your host how much co-location of your own Linux box
would cost. I pay $600/yr and consider it the only way to go. Of
course, you must educate yourself in Linux, then Apache, then finally
MapServer. This is a path not to be taken by those who give up
easily.
a cheaper option, for starters, might be to get a starter VPS (Virtual
Private Server) account. They can be had for as little as $9-10 per
month, and give you your own private server with you as the root. Just
google for VPS.
Once you learn the ropes, you can bump up to a better account level, at
maybe a better provider such as Linode.
Yes, eventually colo your own for the best results.
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Puneet Kishor
