Mapfile example

gistfile1.sh

MAP
NAME "whatever"

WEB
IMAGEPATH "/www/"
IMAGEURL "/www/"
METADATA
"wms_title" "whatever"
"wms_enable_request" "*"
"wms_onlineresource" "http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv?mapfile=/var/www/thisfile.map&"
"wms_srs" "epsg:28992"
END
END
#FONTSET "/var/maps/fontset.txt"

PROJECTION
"init=epsg:28992" ##required
END

           
LAYER
  NAME "world_poly"
  DATA 'shapefile/countries_area.shp'
  STATUS ON
  TYPE POLYGON
  CLASS
    NAME 'The World'
    STYLE
      OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
    END # STYLE
  END # CLASS
END # LAYER