HP Panter 2Tier manual Web Application Server Unix

Web Application Server: Post-Installation for UNIX

1.Obtain a permanent license file before the Start-up License file expires (refer to page 33).

2.Create new Prolifics executables if required (refer to page 36).

3.Configure the web server environment (refer to page 45).

4.Verify the web application server installation (refer to page 46).

5.Look at sample applications (refer to page 47).

Configure the Web Application Server Environment

To ensure that your Prolifics application can be viewed on a web browser, complete the following platform-specific steps, most of which were applied as part of the Prolifics setup program. For further information on configuring web applications, refer to the Web Developer’s Guide.

1.Confirm that the following web application server executables reside in your HTTP server’s CGI directory; otherwise, copy them from $SMBASE/util.

•websetup (web setup manager)

•jwsamp (sample application executable)

2.Confirm that the following web application server files reside in the document root directory (consult your system administrator for the correct name) used by your HTTP server; otherwise, copy them from $SMBASE/notes.

•*.htm (configuration HTML files)

•*.gif (graphics files)

3.Confirm that the following initialization file resides in the Prolifics web initialization directory (/home/proweb/ini); otherwise, copy it from $SMBASE/config.

•jwsamp.ini

4.Check jwsamp.ini in the Prolifics web initialization directory (/home/pro- web/ini) for the correct setting of the following variables:

•AppDirectory — Full pathname to the Prolifics samples subdirectory to provide initialization information for the sample web application.

•Dispatcher — Full pathname of the dispatcher program in the util subdirectory of the installation directory.

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