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Source
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Current Release(s)
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* **2010-01-08** `mapserver-5.6.1.tar.gz`_ 
  `Changelog <http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser/tags/rel-5-6-1/mapserver/HISTORY.TXT>`__

.. _`mapserver-5.6.1.tar.gz`: http://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-5.6.1.tar.gz

Development Releases
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* none available

Past Releases
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* **2009-12-18** `mapserver-5.6.0.tar.gz`_ 
  `Changelog <http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser/tags/rel-5-6-0/mapserver/HISTORY.TXT>`__

.. _`mapserver-5.6.0.tar.gz`: http://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-5.6.0.tar.gz

* **2009-07-23** `mapserver-5.4.2.tar.gz`_ 
  `Changelog <http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser/tags/rel-5-4-2/mapserver/HISTORY.TXT>`__

.. _`mapserver-5.4.2.tar.gz`: http://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-5.4.2.tar.gz

* **2009-07-23** `mapserver-5.2.3.tar.gz`_ 
  `Changelog <http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser/tags/rel-5-2-3/mapserver/HISTORY.TXT>`__

.. _`mapserver-5.2.3.tar.gz`: http://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-5.2.3.tar.gz

* **2009-07-23** `mapserver-4.10.5.tar.gz`_ 
  `Changelog <http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser/tags/rel-4-10-5/mapserver/HISTORY.TXT>`__

.. _`mapserver-4.10.5.tar.gz`: http://download.osgeo.org/mapserver/mapserver-4.10.5.tar.gz

Development Source
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* Current Trunk: http://svn.osgeo.org/mapserver/trunk/

* Latest Release Branch: http://svn.osgeo.org/mapserver/branches/branch-5-6

    .. note::
        More information about MapServer development can be found at
        :ref:`development`

Binaries
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.. _windows:

Windows
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`OSGeo4W`_
    OSGeo4W is a binary distribution of a broad set of Open Source geospatial
    software for Win32 environments (Windows XP, Vista, etc). OSGeo4W includes
    GDAL/OGR, GRASS, MapServer, OpenEV, uDig, as well as many other packages
    (about 70 as of summer 2008).
    
.. _`OSGeo4W`: http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/


`MS4W`_
    MapServer for Windows from MapTools.org. If you are a beginner looking for
    a complete MapServer solution on the Windows platform, or an advanced user
    looking to avoid compiling your own, this is what you're looking for. MS4W
    is a complete Web Server/MapServer/MapScript package. MS4W includes 
    several flavors of MapScript (PHP, C#, Python, Java), and additional dlls 
    for SDE and Oracle support.  Several popular Web applications are also 
    available for download, which are pre-configured for MS4W.

.. _`MS4W`: http://maptools.org/ms4w/

`FWTools`_
    A collection of Open Source GIS tools provided by Frank Warmerdam. This
    goes beyond your basic web mapping tools and include many useful utilities
    for creating, manipulating, and serving geo-spatial data.

.. _`FWTools`: http://fwtools.maptools.org/


.. _linux:

Linux
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`FGS`_
    The FGS Linux Installer is a self-extracting file that will install
    MapServer with PHP/MapScript and all of their dependencies on your Linux
    system. It provides a stand-alone environment with all the required
    software (incl. Apache and PHP) to run PHP/MapScript webmapping
    applications. The bundled version of Apache can be configured to run on
    any port so it will not interfere with previous installations of Apache or
    other web servers on your system.

.. _`FGS`: http://maptools.org/fgs/

`DebianGIS`_
    DebianGIS provides a number of packages including MapServer, PostGIS, 
    GDAL, QGIS, and GEOS.  It sometimes lags a little bit behind the absolute 
    latest release, but DebianGIS provides a solid integration environment 
    for a giant slug of Open Source GIS software.
    
.. _`DebianGIS`: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis


`UbuntuGIS`_
    UbuntuGIS provides up to date packages of MapServer and related OSGeo tools
    for the last three releases of Ubuntu.

.. _`UbuntuGIS`: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS


.. _osx:

Mac OS X
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`Kyng Chaos`_
    William Kyngesburye provides excellent, up-to-date packages for Mac OS X.
    Most of the Open Source GIS stack is provided, including GEOS, GDAL, QGIS, 
    and PostGIS.

.. _`Kyng Chaos`: http://www.kyngchaos.com/wiki/software:mapserver

Demo Application
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Download `MapServer 5.4.x Demo`_
    Download and unzip this file into your computer.  Follow the directions in 
    ReadMe.txt. You will most likely need to move the demo directory tree to an 
    appropriate location in your httpd server.  You will also need to edit some
    of the mapfile and template file parameters to reflect the changes in your
    paths (directory locations).

.. _`MapServer 5.4.x Demo`: http://maps.dnr.state.mn.us/mapserver_demos/workshop-5.4.zip

`View Demo Application`_
    The link above provides a live version of the demo application.

.. _`View Demo Application`: http://demo.mapserver.org/mapserver_demos/workshop-5.4/