Hello Milo van der Linden
You know if any server maps (open source, freeware, license, etc.) can perform automatic search of alternative sources? On Dec 3, 2007 6:49 PM, Milo van der Linden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No, mapserver cannot switch automatically unless you tell it to in a php > script or something. > > But why put these databases on two computers? Why not use a single server > that is always on and holds the database? > > There are many ways to achieve this, but that is basically no mapserver > issue. > > First of all, storing gis data on a single computer always makes it stand > alone. Storing it on a server makes it available to the server and to > servers with rights on that particular server via the network. > > Best thing I would do if I where you: > > > - Set up a postGIS spatial database and provide both workstations with > access. If you use qGIS or openJump as the GIS client, this is a very > workable situation. > > - If you want to do the same, but with a more commercial solution; > consider MapInfo with SQL-server Spatialware or ArcView with SDE. > > Databases have the advantage that they are designed to be multi-user where > as GIS data most of the time is not. > > > > > Luis Angel Monge De La Cruz schreef: > > Hi! > > This is my question. Do Mapserver enables distributed processing spatial > data? > > Information > - Two computers > - Each computer has a spatial database > - What happen?. If I want to obtain a spatial data from the computer # 1 > through mapserver and is not available this database. Can mapserver look so > automatic that spatial data in the database from the computer computer # 2? > > > > -- > > > Milo van der Linden > skype: milovanderlinden > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.3dsite.nl > > > De informatie in dit bericht reflecteert mijn persoonlijke mening en niet > die van een bedrijf of instantie. Aan de informatie kunnen geen rechten > worden ontleend. Indien dit bericht onderdeel is van een forum, mailing-list > of community dan gelden automatisch de bij het betreffende medium behorende > voorwaarden. The information in this message reflects my personal opinion > and not that of a company or public body. All rights reserved.If this > message is contained in a mailing-list or community, the rights on the > medium are automatically adapted. >
