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class="document"> <div class="documentwrapper"> <div class="bodywrapper"> <div class="body" role="main"> <section id="mapserver-release-documentation"> <span id="documentation"></span><h1>MapServer 8.2.2 Documentation<a class="headerlink" href="#mapserver-release-documentation" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h1> <div class="admonition note"> <p class="admonition-title">Note</p> <p>The entire documentation is also available as a single <a class="reference external" href="https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/docs/MapServer.pdf">PDF document</a> <a class="reference external" href="https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/docs/MapServer.pdf"><img alt="PDF icon" src="_images/pdf.png" style="width: 15px; height: 15px;" /></a></p> <p>If you are upgrading from an earlier version of MapServer, be sure to review the <a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#migration"><span class="std std-ref">MapServer Migration Guide</span></a>.</p> <p>Documentation for earlier versions of MapServer can be found on the <a class="reference internal" href="download.html#docspreviousreleases"><span class="std std-ref">Download page</span></a>.</p> </div> <section id="introduction"> <h2>Introduction<a class="headerlink" href="#introduction" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="introduction.html">An Introduction to MapServer</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="introduction.html#mapserver-overview">MapServer Overview</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="introduction.html#anatomy-of-a-mapserver-application">Anatomy of a MapServer Application</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="introduction.html#installation-and-requirements">Installation and Requirements</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="introduction.html#introduction-to-the-mapfile">Introduction to the Mapfile</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="introduction.html#making-the-site-your-own">Making the Site Your Own</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="introduction.html#enhancing-your-site">Enhancing your site</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="introduction.html#how-do-i-get-help">How do I get Help?</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="tutorial"> <h2>Tutorial<a class="headerlink" href="#tutorial" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="tutorial/index.html">MapServer Tutorial</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tutorial/background.html">Tutorial background</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tutorial/section1.html">Section 1: Static Maps and the MapFile</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tutorial/section2.html">Section 2: CGI variables and the User Interface</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tutorial/section3.html">Section 3: Query and more about HTML Templates</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tutorial/section4.html">Section 4: Advanced User Interfaces</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="installation"> <h2>Installation<a class="headerlink" href="#installation" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="installation/index.html">Installation</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="installation/unix.html">Compiling on Unix</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="installation/win32.html">Compiling on Win32</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="installation/php.html">PHP MapScript Installation</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="installation/dotnet.html">.NET MapScript Compilation</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="installation/iis.html">Running MapServer on IIS</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="installation/oracle.html">Oracle Installation</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="installation/v8.html">V8 MapScript Support</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="mapfile"> <h2>Mapfile<a class="headerlink" href="#mapfile" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/index.html">Mapfile</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/symbology/construction.html">Cartographical Symbol Construction with MapServer</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/class.html">CLASS</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/cluster.html">CLUSTER</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/composite.html">COMPOSITE</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/config.html">CONFIG</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/encoding.html">Display of International Characters in MapServer</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/expressions.html">Expressions</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/feature.html">FEATURE</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/fontset.html">FONTSET</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/geomtransform.html">GEOMTRANSFORM - Geometry Transformations</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/grid.html">GRID</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/include.html">INCLUDE</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/join.html">JOIN</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/label.html">LABEL</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/layer.html">LAYER</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/leader.html">LEADER</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/legend.html">LEGEND</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/map.html">MAP</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/outputformat.html">OUTPUTFORMAT</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/projection.html">PROJECTION</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/querymap.html">QUERYMAP</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/reference.html">REFERENCE</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/scalebar.html">SCALEBAR</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/style.html">STYLE</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/styleitem.html">STYLEITEM Javascript</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/symbol.html">SYMBOL</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/symbology/examples.html">Symbology Examples</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/template.html">Templating</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/validation.html">VALIDATION</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/union.html">Union Layer</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/web.html">WEB</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/xml_mapfile.html">XML Mapfile support</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapfile/index.html#notes">Notes</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="mapscript"> <h2>MapScript<a class="headerlink" href="#mapscript" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="mapscript/index.html">MapScript</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapscript/mapscript-api/index.html">SWIG MapScript API Reference</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapscript/php/index.html">PHP MapScript</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapscript/python.html">Python MapScript Appendix</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapscript/imagery.html">MapScript Image Generation</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapscript/mapfile.html">Mapfile Manipulation</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapscript/querying.html">Querying</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="mapcache"> <h2>MapCache<a class="headerlink" href="#mapcache" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/index.html">MapCache 1.14.0</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/install.html">Compilation & Installation</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/config.html">Configuration File</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/services.html">Supported Tile Services</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/seed.html">Seeder</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/caches.html">Cache Types</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/formats.html">Image Formats</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/dimensions.html">Tileset Dimensions</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/http.html">HTTP Requests</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/featureinfo.html">FeatureInfo Requests</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/proxying.html">Proxying Unsupported Requests</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/sources.html">Data Sources</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/tile_assembling.html">Tile Assembling</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/locks.html">Locking Mechanisms</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/coverage.html">Coverage Analyzer</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/index.html#features">Features</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="migration-guide"> <h2>Migration Guide<a class="headerlink" href="#migration-guide" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html">MapServer Migration Guide</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-8-0-to-8-2-migration">MapServer 8.0 to 8.2 Migration</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-7-6-to-8-0-migration">MapServer 7.6 to 8.0 Migration</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-7-4-to-7-6-migration">MapServer 7.4 to 7.6 Migration</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-7-2-to-7-4-migration">MapServer 7.2 to 7.4 Migration</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-7-0-to-7-2-migration">MapServer 7.0 to 7.2 Migration</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-6-4-to-7-0-migration">MapServer 6.4 to 7.0 Migration</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-6-2-to-6-4-migration">MapServer 6.2 to 6.4 Migration</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-6-0-to-6-2-migration">MapServer 6.0 to 6.2 Migration</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-5-6-to-6-0-migration">MapServer 5.6 to 6.0 Migration</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-5-4-to-5-6-migration">MapServer 5.4 to 5.6 Migration</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-5-2-to-5-4-migration">MapServer 5.2 to 5.4 Migration</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-4-10-to-5-0-migration">MapServer 4.10 to 5.0 Migration</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="input"> <h2>Input<a class="headerlink" href="#input" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="input/index.html">Data Input</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="input/vector/index.html">Vector Data</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="input/raster.html">Raster Data</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="input/virtual-file.html">Virtual File System</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="output"> <h2>Output<a class="headerlink" href="#output" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="output/index.html">Output Generation</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/agg.html">AGG Rendering Specifics</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/antialias.html">AntiAliasing with MapServer</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/dynamic_charting.html">Dynamic Charting</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/flash.html">Flash Output</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/html_legend.html">HTML Legends with MapServer</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/idw.html">Inverse distance weighted interpolation</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/imagemaps.html">HTML Imagemaps</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/kerneldensity.html">Kernel Density Estimation (Dynamic Heatmap)</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/ogr_output.html">OGR Output</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/pdf.html">PDF Output</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/svg.html">SVG</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/tile_mode.html">Tile Mode</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/template_output.html">Template-Driven Output</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/kml_output.html">KML Output</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/utfgrid_output.html">UTFGrid Output</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="ogc"> <h2>OGC<a class="headerlink" href="#ogc" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/index.html">OGC Support and Configuration</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/ogc_support.html">MapServer OGC Specification support</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wxs_secure.html">Accessing OGC services over HTTPS</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wms_server.html">WMS Server</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/ogc_api.html">OGC API : Features</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/inspire.html">INSPIRE View Service</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wms_client.html">WMS Client</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wms_time.html">WMS Time</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wms_dimension.html">WMS Dimension</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/mapcontext.html">Map Context</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/layer_metadata.html">Layer Metadata</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wfs_server.html">WFS Server</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/inspire_dl.html">INSPIRE Download Service</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wfs_client.html">WFS Client</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wfs_t_server.html">WFS-T Server</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/filter_encoding.html">WFS Filter Encoding</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/sld.html">SLD</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wcs_server.html">WCS Server</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wcs_format.html">WCS Use Cases</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/sos_server.html">SOS Server</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/mapscript.html">MapScript Wrappers for WxS Services</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="basemaps"> <h2>Basemaps<a class="headerlink" href="#basemaps" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="basemaps/index.html">Basemaps</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="basemaps/install.html">Installation</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="basemaps/style.html">Tweaking Map Styles</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="basemaps/index.html#features">Features</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="tinyows"> <h2>TinyOWS<a class="headerlink" href="#tinyows" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="tinyows/index.html">TinyOWS</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tinyows/serverinstallation.html">TinyOWS Installation</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tinyows/configfile.html">Configuring TinyOWS with an XML File</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tinyows/mapfileconfig.html">Configuring TinyOWS with a standard Mapfile</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tinyows/openlayershowto.html">Sample: WFS-T with TinyOWS and OpenLayers</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tinyows/servertuning.html">Server Tuning: How to speed up your TinyOWS server</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tinyows/libxmlschemagmlbug.html">Working Around the LibXML2 XSD Schema GML Bug</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="optimization"> <h2>Optimization<a class="headerlink" href="#optimization" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/index.html">Optimization</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/debugging.html">Debugging MapServer</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/environment_variables.html">Environment Variables</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/fastcgi.html">FastCGI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/limit_mapfile_access.html">Limit Mapfile Access</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/mapfile.html">Mapfile Tuning & Management</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/raster.html">Raster Management & Optimization</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/tileindex.html">Tile Indexes</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/vector.html">Vector Data Management & Optimization</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="utilities"> <h2>Utilities<a class="headerlink" href="#utilities" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/index.html">Utilities</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/coshp.html">coshp</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/legend.html">legend</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/map2img.html">map2img</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/msencrypt.html">msencrypt</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/scalebar.html">scalebar</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/shptree.html">shptree</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/shptreetst.html">shptreetst</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/shptreevis.html">shptreevis</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/sortshp.html">sortshp</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/sym2img.html">sym2img</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/tile4ms.html">tile4ms</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/batch_utilities.html">Batch Scripting</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/manage.html">File Management</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="cgi"> <h2>CGI<a class="headerlink" href="#cgi" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="cgi/index.html">CGI</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="cgi/introduction.html">MapServer CGI Introduction</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="cgi/mapserv.html">mapserv</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="cgi/mapcontext.html">Map Context Files</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="cgi/controls.html">MapServer CGI Controls</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="cgi/runsub.html">Run-time Substitution</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="cgi/wrapper.html">A Simple CGI Wrapper Script</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="cgi/openlayers.html">MapServer OpenLayers Viewer</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="glossary"> <h2>Glossary<a class="headerlink" href="#glossary" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="glossary.html">Glossary</a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="errors"> <h2>Errors<a class="headerlink" href="#errors" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html">Errors</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#drawepp-eppl7-support-is-not-available">drawEPP(): EPPL7 support is not available</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#loadlayer-unknown-identifier-maximum-number-of-classes-reached">loadLayer(): Unknown identifier. Maximum number of classes reached</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#loadmapinternal-given-map-extent-is-invalid">loadMapInternal(): Given map extent is invalid</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#msgetlabelsize-requested-font-not-found">msGetLabelSize(): Requested font not found</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#msloadfontset-error-opening-fontset">msLoadFontset(): Error opening fontset</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#msloadmap-failed-to-open-map-file">msLoadMap(): Failed to open map file</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#msprocessprojection-no-options-found-in-init-file">msProcessProjection(): no options found in ‘init’ file</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#msprocessprojection-no-such-file-or-directory">msProcessProjection(): No such file or directory</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#msprocessprojection-projection-library-error-major-axis-or-radius-0-not-given">msProcessProjection(): Projection library error.major axis or radius = 0 not given</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#msquerybypoint-search-returned-no-results">msQueryByPoint: search returned no results</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#msreturnpage-web-application-error-malformed-template-name">msReturnPage(): Web application error. Malformed template name</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#mssaveimagegd-unable-to-access-file">msSaveImageGD(): Unable to access file</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#mswmsloadgetmapparams-wms-server-error-image-size-out-of-range-width-and-height-must-be-between-1-and-2048-pixels">msWMSLoadGetMapParams(): WMS server error. Image Size out of range, WIDTH and HEIGHT must be between 1 and 2048 pixels</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#unable-to-load-dll-mapscript">Unable to load dll (MapScript)</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="faq"> <h2>FAQ<a class="headerlink" href="#faq" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html">FAQ</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#where-is-the-mapserver-log-file">Where is the MapServer log file?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#what-books-are-available-about-mapserver">What books are available about MapServer?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#how-do-i-compile-mapserver-for-windows">How do I compile MapServer for Windows?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#what-do-mapserver-version-numbers-mean">What do MapServer version numbers mean?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#is-mapserver-thread-safe">Is MapServer Thread-safe?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#what-does-status-mean-in-a-layer">What does STATUS mean in a LAYER?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#how-can-i-make-my-maps-run-faster">How can I make my maps run faster?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#what-does-polyline-mean-in-mapserver">What does Polyline mean in MapServer?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#what-is-mapscript">What is MapScript?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#does-mapserver-support-reverse-geocoding">Does MapServer support reverse geocoding?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference 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class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#why-does-my-requested-wms-layer-not-align-correctly">Why does my requested WMS layer not align correctly?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#when-i-do-a-getcapabilities-why-does-my-browser-want-to-download-mapserv-exe-mapserv">When I do a GetCapabilities, why does my browser want to download mapserv.exe/mapserv?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#why-do-my-wms-getmap-requests-return-exception-using-mapserver-5-0">Why do my WMS GetMap requests return exception using MapServer 5.0?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#using-mapserver-6-0-why-don-t-my-layers-show-up-in-getcapabilities-responses-or-are-not-found-anymore">Using MapServer 6.0, why don’t my layers show up in GetCapabilities responses or are not found anymore?</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" 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