HTTP Server Concepts

Documents Delivered by HTTP Server

• Documents known as web pages
• May include text, graphics, sound, movie etc
• HTML is language to edit web pages and text parts
• Via web pages, further access to server functions - CGI (Common gateway interface) to:
  • Program execution (CGI-BIN's)
  • Resolution of cursor position in clickable maps
  • Access to DB2/400 (DB2WWW)
• The AS/400 can server web documents:

  ASCII text or HTML, GIFs and any other binary from

  • root (/)
  • QOpenSys
  • QDLS (and QOPT)
  • QLanSrv

  EBCDIC text or HTML,DB2WWW macros, Image map files and Programs from

  • QSYS.LIB source physical file members

Agenda

HTI020