Web Connection User's Guide


Setting up Web Connection

In order to use the Web Connection feature, you must set up your Web server to run programs in response to client requests. The Web Connection feature receives requests from the Web server software and returns results, in the form of an HTML data stream, through the server back to client browsers.

VisualAge Web Connection can use any of several Web server interfaces:

Generally speaking, the server-specific interfaces that use shared libraries offer several advantages over CGI. Most importantly, they typically offer better performance and more efficient use of system resources. If you are using the IBM, Netscape, or Microsoft server software, you should probably use the corresponding interface. For other HTTP servers that support servlets, use the Servlet interface. Otherwise, use CGI.

For more information on setting up your Web server to run external programs, refer to the documentation for your Web server software.


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