Optimization

• Debugging MapServer
  • Introduction
    • Links to Related Information
  • Steps to Enable MapServer Debugging
    • Step 1: Set the MS_ERRORFILE Variable
    • Step 2: Set the DEBUG Level
    • Step 3: Turn on CPL_DEBUG (optional)
    • Step 4: Turn on PROJ_DEBUG (optional)
    • Step 5: Test your Mapfile
    • Step 6: Check your Web Server Logs
    • Step 7: Verify your Application Settings
    • Step 8: Use QGIS to test your OGC services
  • Debugging MapServer using Compiler Debugging Tools
    • Running MapServer in GDB (Linux/Unix)
  • Debugging Older Versions of MapServer (before 5.0)
• Environment Variables
  • Background
  • List of all possible MapServer Environment Variables
• FastCGI
  • Introduction
  • Obtaining the necessary software
  • mod_fcgid Configuration
  • Deprecated mod_fcgi Configuration
  • Common mod_fcgid/mod_fcgi Configuration
  • Common Problems
    • File permissions
  • FastCGI on Win32
    • MS4W Users
    • Building fcgi-2.4.0
    • Binary IO Patch
    • Building libfcgi
    • Other Issues
• Limit Mapfile Access
  • Key Environment Variables
  • Setting Environment Variables
• Mapfile Tuning & Management
  • Introduction
  • Steps to Possibly Review
    • 1. Use a MapServer Syntax file for your Favorite Text Editor
    • 2. Testing your Mapfile for Speed
    • 3. Use the various CONFIG settings for debugging
    • 4. Test the full Map Request through the mapserv Executable
    • 5. Projections
    • 6. Use INCLUDEs
    • 7. Layers
    • 8. Yes Data Formats Matter
    • 9. Enable Caching through MapCache
    • 10. Symbols
    • 11. Fonts
    • 12. Use MapScript
    • 13. Don't expose your MAP path
• Raster Management & Optimization
  • Choose the right raster format for your needs
  • Spend time to review GDAL's associated driver page for your chosen format
  • Connect to your data through GDAL
  • Overviews
  • Tileindexes and Internal Tiling
  • Learn & Review the various GDAL utilities to manage your rasters
  • Handling your raster LAYERS in the mapfile
  • Remote WMS
• Tile Indexes
  • Introduction
  • What is a tileindex and how do I make one?
  • Using the tileindex in your mapfile
  • Tileindexes may make your map faster
  • Tileindexes with tiles in different projections
  • Note for WCS layers
  • Long ogrtindex example
  • Long gdaltindex example
• Vector Data Management & Optimization
  • Choose the right vector format for your needs
  • Spend time to review GDAL's associated driver page for your chosen format
  • Connect to your data through OGR/GDAL
  • Learn & Review the various OGR utilities to manage your vectors
  • Index your data
    • Tileindexing
    • Add a Spatial Index to your data
    • Add an Attribute Index to your data
  • Splitting your data
  • Handling your vector LAYERS in the mapfile
  • Shapefile Notes
  • PostGIS Notes
    • Indexing with PostGIS
    • Specifying a Unique ID column
    • Debugging speed issues with PostGIS
  • Databases in General (PostGIS, Oracle, SpatiaLite, GeoPackage, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL)
    • Enable Connection Pooling
    • Set EXTENT at the LAYER level of mapfile
    • Verify that your table has a Spatial Index
    • For WFS services, prevent using default/full extent