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title: MapServer CGI
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  key: MapServer CGI
  parent: Guides
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---

[MapServer](https://mapserver.org/) is a platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web.

In our example, we use the [SSH access](/en/docs/web-hosting/remote-access/ssh) and consider the following information:

- Account name: `[account]`
- MapServer installation directory: `/home/[account]/mapserver`

> [!NOTE]
> Feel free to adjust according to your needs.

1. Create the soft link:

```sh
[account]@ssh:~/mapserver$ ln -s /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mapserv mapserv
```

2. Create a `.htaccess` file with:

```
Options +ExecCGI
SetHandler cgi-script
```

- [MapServer CGI](https://mapserver.org/cgi/)