Hi Christoper As others pointed out, there are many WMS clients with a graphical interface. QGIS webclient provides a java script client adapted to the possibilities of QGIS server (e.g. web based printing is supported out ot the box).
Source code and documentation are here: https://github.com/qgis/qgis-web-client Regards, Marco Am Samstag, 15. Oktober 2011, 18.43:07 schrieb Christopher Stark: > Hi Marco, > > thank you this works. Is there a more comfortable way of displaying a > map - with a web-frontend-page or do I have to type in every command > manually like this > > e.g.: > http://localhost/cgi-bin/world/qgis_mapserv.fcgi?SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.3.0&; > REQUEST=GetMap&BBOX=-36.215710,6.817432,-9.700450,58.551008& > CRS=EPSG:4326&WIDTH=1077&HEIGHT=552&LAYERS=Continent,Country,Cities& > STYLES=,,&FORMAT=image/jpeg&DPI=96 > > It seems to be very complicated and time consuming to work like this (as > I'm a big GUI-fan) > > Best regards > Christopher > > Am 15.10.2011 16:25, schrieb Marco Hugentobler: > > Hi Christopher > > > > This error message shows that it works (you just did not make a valid WMS > > request). To publish your project, you need to give the file path to the > > .qgs project in the url and the wms request parameters. > > > > http://localhost/cgi-bin/qgis_mapserv.fcgi?map=/home/me/myproject.qgs&; > > > > is the WMS url > > > > http://localhost/cgi- > > bin/qgis_mapserv.fcgi?map=/home/me/myproject.qgs&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetC > > apabilities > > > > should return an xml document with the available layer, styles, crs, etc. > > > > Regards, > > Marco > > > > Am Samstag, 15. Oktober 2011, 12.23:56 schrieb Christopher Stark: > >> Hi, > >> > >> thank you. I did all this but now I get this error message: > >> > >> This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated > >> with it. The document tree is shown below. > >> <ServiceExceptionReport version="1.3.0"><ServiceException > >> code="ServiceNotSpecified">Service not specified. The SERVICE parameter > >> is mandatory</ServiceException></ServiceExceptionReport> > >> > >> Questions below: > >> > >> Am 14.10.2011 21:50, schrieb Giovanni Manghi: > >>>> What should I do as first steps after installing? > >>> > >>> if working correctly, the address > >>> > >>> http://localhost/cgi-bin/qgis_mapserv.fcgi > >>> > >>> should return > >>> > >>> <ServiceExceptionReport version="1.3.0"><ServiceException > >>> code="OperationNotSupported">Please check the value of the REQUEST > >>> parameter</ServiceException></ServiceExceptionReport> > >>> > >>> Then just create a project in QGIS (use absolute paths) and in the > >>> project properties configure the parameters in the "WMS server" tab. > >> > >> which paramenters are important here? What does absolute paths mean in > >> this regard > >> > >>> Create a folder in > >>> > >>> /usr/lib/cgi-bin/ > >>> > >>> and copy into it your QGIS project and a copy of qgis_mapserv.fcgi > >>> > >>> your server address will be > >>> > >>> > >>> http://localhost/cgi-bin/myprojectfolder/qgis_mapserv.fcgi > >>> > >>> > >>> cheers > >>> > >>> -- Giovanni -- > >> > >> Best regards > >> Christopher > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Qgis-developer mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
