Experimental mod_python server for Mapnik

[tmcw]

Hi,

I've been working on a mod_python compatible server wrapper for Mapnik: what we've been using in-house is using a PHP script to essentially proxy shelled-out Mapnik output, and we really want to switch to a standard platform with a WMS frontend.

This is a working implementation of a mod_python wrapper, based off of the CGI server code. The readme explains how to set it up locally, and there's a sample of a Apache configuration for this.

[tmcw]

Parts for a Mapnik mod_python server

[springmeyer]

What kind of performance gains are you seeing using this server over the fcgi approach?

[tmcw]

I actually haven't thoroughly tested this module vs. fcgi. The main benefit of this driver is the fact that Mapnik could fit nicely into the rest of the mapping software I (and, I'm sure, others) are using - TileCache?, FeatureServer?, Django, etc., have mod_python as either a provided or a preferred Python environment.

[springmeyer]

Hey tmcw, maybe a wiki page explaining the use and possible improvements of this code would be more appropriate than a ticket?

But, if you are proposing that this code be added to enable mod_python support for the OGCServer, providing a patch(diff file) here would be most helpful.

thx!

[tom]

Hey, I've made a wiki page: ModServer , and I'll have a patch-version done soon.

[springmeyer]

Great!