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‎conf.py‎

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# built documents.
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# The short X.Y version.
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version = '8.4'
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version = '8.6'
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# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
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release = '8.4.1'
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release = '8.6.0-beta2'
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# The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
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# for a list of supported languages.
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#language = None

‎en/MIGRATION_GUIDE.txt‎

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MapServer Migration Guide
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:Last Updated: 2025-09-22
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:Last Updated: 2025-11-18
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.. contents:: Table of Contents
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:depth: 2
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:backlinks: top
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.. _migration-8-6:
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MapServer 8.4 to 8.6 Migration
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==============================
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- You can now enable an automatically generated index page, that lists
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all of your OGC services and endpoints, for each mapfile that you
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defined in your CONFIG file. To enable the index, add `MS_INDEX_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY`
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to your environment variables section of the :ref:`config` file, such as::
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ENV
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#
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# Index page
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#
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MS_INDEX_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY "/ms4w/share/ogcapi/templates/html-index-bootstrap/"
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END
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.. image:: ./images/index-page-ms4w.png
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:width: 800
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:height: 433
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:class: no-scaled-link
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.. seealso:: :ref:`index-page` & :ref:`rfc140`
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- A new :ref:`identify` object can be used in a mapfile to control how features are
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found through queries, to account for the actual symbol being used for
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that CLASS. This could be useful for WMS GetFeatureInfo requests.
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.. code-block:: mapfile
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MAP
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WEB
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METADATA
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"wms_title" "My WMS Server"
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...
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END #metadata
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END #web
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SYMBOL
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NAME "mysvg"
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TYPE svg
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IMAGE "./ttt.svg"
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END #symbol
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LAYER
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IDENTIFY
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CLASSGROUP "test"
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END #identify
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CLASS
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GROUP "test"
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STYLE
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ANGLE 30
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SYMBOL "mysvg"
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END #class
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END #layer
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END #map
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.. seealso:: original Pull Request `#7318 <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/7318/>`__
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- :ref:`FALLBACK <mapfile-class-fallback>` has been added to the CLASS object, to allow that class to be used
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if no other class can be applied.
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.. code-block:: mapfile
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MAP
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LAYER
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NAME "test1"
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END #class
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CLASS
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NAME "test2"
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CLASS
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NAME "test3"
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FALLBACK TRUE
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END #class
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END #layer
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END #map
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.. seealso:: original Pull Request `#7309 <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/7309/>`__
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- :ref:`ogcapi` has been enhanced to allow `vendorSpecificParameters` passed through to the OpenAPI
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document on the `/items` definitions.
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.. seealso:: original Pull Request `#7295 <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/7295/>`__
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MapServer 8.2 to 8.4 Migration

‎en/announcements/announcements_archive.txt‎

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MapServer Announcement Archives
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**2025-11-18 - MapServer 8.6.0-beta2 is released**
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The second beta for MapServer 8.6 has been released. The list of
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major changes for this release can be found in the :ref:`8.6 announcement <announce-8-6>`.
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See the :ref:`changelog <changelog-8-6-0-beta2>`
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for the full list of changes and head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
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**2025-11-13 - MapServer 8.6.0-beta1 is released**
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The first beta for MapServer 8.8 has been released. The list of
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major changes for this release can be found in the :ref:`8.6 announcement <announce-8-6>`.
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See the :ref:`changelog <changelog-8-6-0-beta1>`
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for the full list of changes and head to :ref:`download` to obtain a copy.
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**2025-09-19 - MapServer 8.4.1 is released**
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The maintenance release of MapServer 8.4.1 has been issued in order to fix

‎en/development/announce/8-6.txt‎

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Version 8.6.0-beta2 Announcement
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:Authors: Project Steering Committee
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:Last Updated: 2025-11-18
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:Status: Draft
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The MapServer Team is pleased to announce the second beta release of
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MapServer 8.6.0-beta2
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The upcoming 8.6 release brings a number of major new features that are briefly
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summarized in this document. The full list of changes can be found in :ref:`changelog-8-6`.
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The :ref:`Migration Guide <migration-8-6>` also contains more detailed examples of
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the major changes.
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Major New Features Coming in MapServer 8.6
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- new MapServer index page (`#7350 <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/7350>`__)
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- WMS GetFeatureInfo: add options to precisely identify points through their symbols (`#7318 <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/7318>`__)
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- add FALLBACK parameter for CLASS object, to be applied if none of the previously defined classes has been applied (`#7309 <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/7309>`__)
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- add vendorSpecificParameters to OpenAPI document (`#7295 <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/pull/7295>`__)
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Other Related Updates
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- the demo server hosting many live OGC endpoints has been updated &
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constantly maintained, as it is so important for the community:
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https://demo.mapserver.org
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Migration Guide
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Head to the :ref:`Migration Guide <migration-8-4>` for mapfile examples of the major 8.4.0 changes.
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Source Code Download
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The source for this release can be downloaded at:
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Binary Distributions
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Binary distributions will be available in the coming days:
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- Debian binaries of 8.6.0-beta1 are already available: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/mapserver
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- `OSGeoLive <https://live.osgeo.org>`__ 17.0 release process is happening now, but
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- `UbuntuGIS <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS>`__ will follow the OSGeoLive
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release and will then include MapServer 8.6.0-beta1
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- MS4W users have already been using branch-8-6 code, but watch for
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a new release shortly containing the 8.6.0-beta1 changes at: https://ms4w.com
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- `RHEL and CentOS` TODO
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- `OpenSUSE` TODO
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Other binary distributions listed on the download page should also be updated
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Documentation
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The entire 8.4.0 documentation is also available as a `PDF document <https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/docs/MapServer.pdf>`__ |image|
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(1143 pages, with clickable table of contents as well).
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:target: https://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/docs/MapServer.pdf
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Thank you to all of the users, developers, and supporters of MapServer. Enjoy!
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*The MapServer Team*
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