Sorry, forgot to post to mailling list, see below for answer for this thread.
On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Björn Harrtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OpenLayers is a Javascript API and can thus only communicate with HTTP, so > yes you need a web mapping server and also a WFS server (like geoserver) if > you need access to the vector data directly. > > To run specific functions at PostGIS I think you need to write your own > web service to wrap SQL in HTTP requests. > > /Björn > > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 10:21 AM, osgis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > > > I'm new to openLayers and am curious about the exact software > > requirements > > for using the openLayers API. Specifically I want to access a map from > > PostGIS and be able to run functions I have written in PostGIS on it > > from > > the browser. > > > > Can someone tell me do I require a web mapping server such as MS4W to do > > this? I have read some of the documents on the openLayers web site but > > there > > does not seem to be any that specifically answer this question. > > > > If anybody can give me an answer on the exact software requirements for > > doing the above or point me in the right direction or to a good > > tutorial, it > > would be much appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > E > > -- > > View this message in context: > > http://www.nabble.com/Newbie-Questions-tp15891106p15891106.html > > Sent from the OpenLayers Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > > >
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