There is no MapScript involved, this straight Mapserver CGI. I don't expect any noticeable performance difference.
You're probably referring to TileCache? Best regards, Bart -- Looking for flexible support on OpenLayers or GeoExt? Please check out http://www.osgis.nl/support.html Bart van den Eijnden OSGIS [email protected] On Oct 5, 2010, at 9:11 PM, Roger André wrote: > Hey Chris, > > I thought the MapServer layer was faster, as it used the Python mapscript > module. Is that not the case? > > Roger > -- > > On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 7:03 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi list members, > > > > I wonder what’s the difference between WMS layers and MapServer layers > > from the OL client point of view. > > I could substitute variables via the URL either way. Are there any > > functionalities or performance characteristics that are only available > > to one of them? > > Is a MapServer layer faster? > > No. If you can use a WMS layer, you should. Basically, the MapServer layer > was written for people who can't / couldn't use MapServer as a WMS due to a > mapfile which wouldn't allow it. Its use is discouraged whenever possible. > > -- Chris > > > > Best regards > > _______________________________________________ > > Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/openlayers-users > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/openlayers-users > > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/openlayers-users
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