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<h2>Mapfile<a class="headerlink" href="#mapfile" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<h2>MapScript<a class="headerlink" href="#mapscript" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapscript/python.html">Python MapScript Appendix</a></li>
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<section id="mapcache">
<h2>MapCache<a class="headerlink" href="#mapcache" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/index.html">MapCache 1.14.1</a><ul>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/config.html">Configuration File</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/services.html">Supported Tile Services</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/seed.html">Seeder</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/caches.html">Cache Types</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/formats.html">Image Formats</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/dimensions.html">Tileset Dimensions</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/http.html">HTTP Requests</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/featureinfo.html">FeatureInfo Requests</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/proxying.html">Proxying Unsupported Requests</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/sources.html">Data Sources</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/tile_assembling.html">Tile Assembling</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/locks.html">Locking Mechanisms</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/coverage.html">Coverage Analyzer</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="mapcache/index.html#features">Features</a></li>
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</li>
</ul>
</div>
</section>
<section id="migration-guide">
<h2>Migration Guide<a class="headerlink" href="#migration-guide" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
<div class="toctree-wrapper compound">
<ul>
<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html">MapServer Migration Guide</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-8-4-to-8-6-migration">MapServer 8.4 to 8.6 Migration</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-8-2-to-8-4-migration">MapServer 8.2 to 8.4 Migration</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-8-0-to-8-2-migration">MapServer 8.0 to 8.2 Migration</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-7-6-to-8-0-migration">MapServer 7.6 to 8.0 Migration</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-7-4-to-7-6-migration">MapServer 7.4 to 7.6 Migration</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-7-2-to-7-4-migration">MapServer 7.2 to 7.4 Migration</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-7-0-to-7-2-migration">MapServer 7.0 to 7.2 Migration</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-6-4-to-7-0-migration">MapServer 6.4 to 7.0 Migration</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-6-2-to-6-4-migration">MapServer 6.2 to 6.4 Migration</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-6-0-to-6-2-migration">MapServer 6.0 to 6.2 Migration</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-5-6-to-6-0-migration">MapServer 5.6 to 6.0 Migration</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-5-4-to-5-6-migration">MapServer 5.4 to 5.6 Migration</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-5-2-to-5-4-migration">MapServer 5.2 to 5.4 Migration</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="MIGRATION_GUIDE.html#mapserver-4-10-to-5-0-migration">MapServer 4.10 to 5.0 Migration</a></li>
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</section>
<section id="input">
<h2>Input<a class="headerlink" href="#input" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="input/index.html">Data Input</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="input/vector/index.html">Vector Data</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="input/raster.html">Raster Data</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="input/virtual-file.html">Virtual File System</a></li>
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</section>
<section id="output">
<h2>Output<a class="headerlink" href="#output" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="output/index.html">Output Generation</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/agg.html">AGG Rendering Specifics</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/antialias.html">AntiAliasing with MapServer</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/dynamic_charting.html">Dynamic Charting</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/flash.html">Flash Output</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/html_legend.html">HTML Legends with MapServer</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/idw.html">Inverse distance weighted interpolation</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/imagemaps.html">HTML Imagemaps</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/kerneldensity.html">Kernel Density Estimation (Dynamic Heatmap)</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/ogr_output.html">OGR Output</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/pdf.html">PDF Output</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/svg.html">SVG</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/utfgrid_output.html">UTFGrid Output</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="output/index-page.html">Index Page</a></li>
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<section id="ogc">
<h2>OGC<a class="headerlink" href="#ogc" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/index.html">OGC Support and Configuration</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/ogc_support.html">MapServer OGC Specification support</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wxs_secure.html">Accessing OGC services over HTTPS</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wms_server.html">WMS Server</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/ogc_api.html">OGC API : Features</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/inspire.html">INSPIRE View Service</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wms_client.html">WMS Client</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wms_time.html">WMS Time</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wms_dimension.html">WMS Dimension</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/mapcontext.html">Map Context</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/layer_metadata.html">Layer Metadata</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wfs_server.html">WFS Server</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/inspire_dl.html">INSPIRE Download Service</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wfs_client.html">WFS Client</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wfs_t_server.html">WFS-T Server</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/filter_encoding.html">WFS Filter Encoding</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/sld.html">SLD</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wcs_server.html">WCS Server</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/wcs_format.html">WCS Use Cases</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/sos_server.html">SOS Server</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="ogc/mapscript.html">MapScript Wrappers for WxS Services</a></li>
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</section>
<section id="basemaps">
<h2>Basemaps<a class="headerlink" href="#basemaps" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="basemaps/index.html">Basemaps</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="basemaps/install.html">Installation</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="basemaps/style.html">Tweaking Map Styles</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="basemaps/index.html#features">Features</a></li>
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</section>
<section id="tinyows">
<h2>TinyOWS<a class="headerlink" href="#tinyows" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="tinyows/index.html">TinyOWS</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tinyows/serverinstallation.html">TinyOWS Installation</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tinyows/configfile.html">Configuring TinyOWS with an XML File</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tinyows/mapfileconfig.html">Configuring TinyOWS with a standard Mapfile</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tinyows/openlayershowto.html">Sample: WFS-T with TinyOWS and OpenLayers</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tinyows/servertuning.html">Server Tuning: How to speed up your TinyOWS server</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="tinyows/libxmlschemagmlbug.html">Working Around the LibXML2 XSD Schema GML Bug</a></li>
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<section id="optimization">
<h2>Optimization<a class="headerlink" href="#optimization" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/index.html">Optimization</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/debugging.html">Debugging MapServer</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/environment_variables.html">Environment Variables</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/fastcgi.html">FastCGI</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/limit_mapfile_access.html">Limit Mapfile Access</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/mapfile.html">Mapfile Tuning & Management</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/raster.html">Raster Management & Optimization</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/tileindex.html">Tile Indexes</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="optimization/vector.html">Vector Data Management & Optimization</a></li>
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<section id="utilities">
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/coshp.html">coshp</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/shptree.html">shptree</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/shptreetst.html">shptreetst</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/shptreevis.html">shptreevis</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/sortshp.html">sortshp</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/sym2img.html">sym2img</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/tile4ms.html">tile4ms</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/batch_utilities.html">Batch Scripting</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="utilities/manage.html">File Management</a></li>
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<section id="cgi">
<h2>CGI<a class="headerlink" href="#cgi" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="cgi/index.html">CGI</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="cgi/introduction.html">MapServer CGI Introduction</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="cgi/mapserv.html">mapserv</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="cgi/mapcontext.html">Map Context Files</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="cgi/controls.html">MapServer CGI Controls</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="cgi/runsub.html">Run-time Substitution</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="cgi/wrapper.html">A Simple CGI Wrapper Script</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="cgi/openlayers.html">MapServer OpenLayers Viewer</a></li>
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<section id="glossary">
<h2>Glossary<a class="headerlink" href="#glossary" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<section id="errors">
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#drawepp-eppl7-support-is-not-available">drawEPP(): EPPL7 support is not available</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#loadlayer-unknown-identifier-maximum-number-of-classes-reached">loadLayer(): Unknown identifier. Maximum number of classes reached</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#loadmapinternal-given-map-extent-is-invalid">loadMapInternal(): Given map extent is invalid</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#msgetlabelsize-requested-font-not-found">msGetLabelSize(): Requested font not found</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#msloadfontset-error-opening-fontset">msLoadFontset(): Error opening fontset</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#msloadmap-failed-to-open-map-file">msLoadMap(): Failed to open map file</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#msprocessprojection-no-options-found-in-init-file">msProcessProjection(): no options found in ‘init’ file</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#msprocessprojection-no-such-file-or-directory">msProcessProjection(): No such file or directory</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#msprocessprojection-projection-library-error-proj-error-cannot-find-proj-db-when-instantiating-init-epsg-xxxx">msProcessProjection(): Projection library error. PROJ error “Cannot find proj.db” when instantiating “init=epsg:XXXX”</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#msprocessprojection-projection-library-error-major-axis-or-radius-0-not-given">msProcessProjection(): Projection library error.major axis or radius = 0 not given</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#msquerybypoint-search-returned-no-results">msQueryByPoint: search returned no results</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#mssaveimagegd-unable-to-access-file">msSaveImageGD(): Unable to access file</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#mswmsloadgetmapparams-wms-server-error-image-size-out-of-range-width-and-height-must-be-between-1-and-2048-pixels">msWMSLoadGetMapParams(): WMS server error. Image Size out of range, WIDTH and HEIGHT must be between 1 and 2048 pixels</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="errors.html#unable-to-load-dll-mapscript">Unable to load dll (MapScript)</a></li>
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<section id="faq">
<h2>FAQ<a class="headerlink" href="#faq" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#where-is-the-mapserver-log-file">Where is the MapServer log file?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#what-books-are-available-about-mapserver">What books are available about MapServer?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#how-do-i-compile-mapserver-for-windows">How do I compile MapServer for Windows?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#what-do-mapserver-version-numbers-mean">What do MapServer version numbers mean?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#is-mapserver-thread-safe">Is MapServer Thread-safe?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#what-does-status-mean-in-a-layer">What does STATUS mean in a LAYER?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#how-can-i-make-my-maps-run-faster">How can I make my maps run faster?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#what-does-polyline-mean-in-mapserver">What does Polyline mean in MapServer?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#what-is-mapscript">What is MapScript?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#does-mapserver-support-reverse-geocoding">Does MapServer support reverse geocoding?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#does-mapserver-support-geocoding">Does MapServer support geocoding?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#how-do-i-set-line-width-in-my-maps">How do I set line width in my maps?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#which-image-format-should-i-use">Which image format should I use?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#how-do-i-add-a-copyright-notice-on-the-corner-of-my-map">How do I add a copyright notice on the corner of my map?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#how-do-i-have-a-polygon-that-has-both-a-fill-and-an-outline-with-a-width">How do I have a polygon that has both a fill and an outline with a width?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#which-ogc-specifications-does-mapserver-support">Which OGC Specifications does MapServer support?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#why-does-my-requested-wms-layer-not-align-correctly">Why does my requested WMS layer not align correctly?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#when-i-do-a-getcapabilities-why-does-my-browser-want-to-download-mapserv-exe-mapserv">When I do a GetCapabilities, why does my browser want to download mapserv.exe/mapserv?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#why-do-my-wms-getmap-requests-return-exception-using-mapserver-5-0">Why do my WMS GetMap requests return exception using MapServer 5.0?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#using-mapserver-6-0-why-don-t-my-layers-show-up-in-getcapabilities-responses-or-are-not-found-anymore">Using MapServer 6.0, why don’t my layers show up in GetCapabilities responses or are not found anymore?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#where-do-i-find-my-epsg-code">Where do I find my EPSG code?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#how-can-i-reproject-my-data-using-ogr2ogr">How can I reproject my data using ogr2ogr?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#how-can-i-help-improve-the-documentation-on-this-site">How can I help improve the documentation on this site?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#what-s-with-mapserver-s-logo">What’s with MapServer’s logo?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#is-mapserver-free-for-commercial-use">Is MapServer free for commercial use?</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="faq.html#what-versions-of-mapserver-will-be-patched-for-security-vulnerabilities">What versions of MapServer will be patched for security vulnerabilities?</a></li>
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