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I am trying to setup a WMS server using map server. As per the documentation http://mapserver.org/ogc/wms_server.html, I have added the metadata required for WMS and trying to hit the following URL:

http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=mywms.map&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetCapabilities

But eventually what I get is just the mapserv.exe which gets downloaded everytime.Could someone tell me where I could be wrong.

Thank you.

Below is the metadata for WMS

"wms_title" "WMS Demo Server" "wms_onlineresource" "http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe? MAP=C:/ms4w/Apache/htdocs/.../.../xyz.map" "wms_srs" "EPSG:4269 EPSG:4326" "wms_feature_info_mime_type" "text/html" "wms_enable_request" "*"

And below is the request :

http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?MAP=C:/ms4w/Apache/htdocs/.../.../xyz.map&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetCapabilities

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See the MapServer FAQ but this isn't actually the executable but the capabilities document and your browser doesn't recognize the mime type of application/vnd.ogc.xml

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I have defined the mime type under the metadata as following : "wms_feature_info_mime_type" "text/html" – Senthil Apr 17 '12 at 10:35
but capabilities documents have a mime type of application/vnd.ogc.xml – iant♦ Apr 17 '12 at 10:36
please have a look at the question where I have pasted the metadata and the request URL. – Senthil Apr 17 '12 at 10:48
please read the FAQ I linked to which answers this question. If you open up the file returned it is in fact xml inside. – iant♦ Apr 17 '12 at 10:54
Thanks , it works fine now. – Senthil Apr 17 '12 at 11:20

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