[mapserver-users] php mapscript objects in session?

2008-11-20 Thread Christopher Condit
Hi- I'm using ms4w 2.2.7 and I've run into a problem. Ideally I'd like to create the MapScript map object and store it in the session: $_SESSION['map'] = ms_newMapObj($getMapPath); This works fine for the that page, for the first call, but when I attempt to reference it later I get a PHP error: F

Re: [mapserver-users] php mapscript objects in session?

2008-11-21 Thread Pietro Giannini
according to my little knowledge, php cannot store an instance of an object in a session, only primitives variables like strings, integers, floats and arrays (asp.net instead can). for your app you must save the context (mapfile path, the extent, the layers status etc.), and re-instance the map ob

Re: [mapserver-users] php mapscript objects in session?

2008-11-21 Thread Umberto Nicoletti
And even if it was possible it is NOT recommended to reuse mapscript objects across requests, see my previous post on the "Mapserver Thread Safety" thread earlier this week. Umberto On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:13 AM, Pietro Giannini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > according to my little knowledge, ph

Re: [mapserver-users] php mapscript objects in session?

2008-11-21 Thread Pietro Giannini
Ciao Umberto, excuse me, but your statement has put me in a state of anxiety :) Currently I'm involved in an ASP.NET C# mapscript developement, and I use extensively the method of saving mapscript object in session. Naturally I tested the envirenmnet with a certain number of concurrent users, and

Re: [mapserver-users] php mapscript objects in session?

2008-11-21 Thread Umberto Nicoletti
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 11:55 AM, Pietro Giannini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ciao Umberto, > > excuse me, but your statement has put me in a state of anxiety :) > > Currently I'm involved in an ASP.NET C# mapscript developement, and I use > extensively the method of saving mapscript object in ses