QGIS Server - GetMap URI inconsistency

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Author Name: Andy Harfoot (Andy Harfoot)
Original Redmine Issue: 4799
Affected QGIS version: master
Redmine category:qgis_server
Assignee: Marco Hugentobler

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Using the OSGeo4W package installer on Windows7 64bit I installed QGIS Server 1.7.3-1, Apache 2.2.14-4 and associated dependencies including fcgi. I created a demo project in QGIS Desktop 1.7.3-1 and successfully returned a GetCapabilities document in my web browser.

The next step was to try to access the QGIS server WMS in various GIS packages (QGIS, MapInfo and ArcGIS). In all cases the software was able to parse the GetCapabilities document, however I could not view the data. Generating a GetMap request in my web browser did return a map image though. Eventually I got a WMS layer to display in QGIS Desktop by enabling the 'Ignore GetMap URI reported in capabilities' option in the WMS connection setup dialog.

The same problem is reported here:
http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/I-can-not-visualize-the-WMS-Service-from-the-QGIS-Server-at-a-desktop-GIS-td6783271.html
and here:
http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-user/2011-November/014252.html

As reported in the second thread above, the problem appears to stem from the fact that the GetCapabilities document reports the GetMap link omitting the http: prefix. An excerpt from my test GetCapabilities document is shown below:

<HTTP GetCapabilities="http://localhost/qgis/qgis_mapserv.fcgi.exe?map=C:/temp/ArealApportionment/Working.qgs"
  GetMap="//localhost/qgis/qgis_mapserv.fcgi.exe?map=C:/temp/ArealApportionment/Working.qgs&amp;" />

I believe this is a bug, and is restricting the functionality of what would otherwise be a very quick way to set up a WMS service.

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Author Name: Paolo Cavallini (@pcav)

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• fixed_version_id was configured as Version 2.0.0

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Author Name: René-Luc ReLuc (@rldhont)

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Hi Marco,

I think this bug has been fixed. Can you closed it ?

Regards,

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• assigned_to_id was configured as Marco Hugentobler

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Author Name: René-Luc ReLuc (@rldhont)

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I think this issues can be closed, isn't it ?

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Author Name: René-Luc ReLuc (@rldhont)

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Marco, can we close this issue ?

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Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

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• status_id was changed from Open to Feedback

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Author Name: Jürgen Fischer (@jef-n)

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• fixed_version_id was changed from Version 2.0.0 to Future Release - Lower Priority

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Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

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• resolution was changed from to fixed/implemented
• status_id was changed from Feedback to Closed