Adabas D WebDB
Installation
This document describes the installation of Adabas D WebDB for Linux.
Prerequisites
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ADABAS D does not have to run on the same machine as the Web server.
If the database does not run on the Web server machine, remote SQL
has to be enabled.
If the ADABAS D database runs on the Web server machine, remote access
does not have to be enabled.
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A Web server is installed which supports the CGI interface and the Web
document tree (HttpRoot) is known. Refer to your Web server documentation.
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CGI scripting is enabled on the Web server, either by:
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CGI directory. The unpacked WebDB/cgi-bin directory is to be enabled
as a CGI script directory WebDB/cgi-bin. This is preferable to the
CGI filetype.
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CGI filetype is `.exe´.
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A database user exists for WebDB. This is needed for the `default database´
connection of WebDB.
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The Adabas D ODBC Driver is installed and running.
Adabas D WebDB needs a known Datasource so that it may connect to the
Adabas D ODBC database driver. Therefore, a Datasource named `WebDB' has
to be defined in the ODBC manager. On Windows this must be a System
Datasource since the Web Server runs as a server process in the background.
The ODBC Data Source only serves as a way to make the link from WebDB
to the Adabas D ODBC Driver. One Data Source may be used to connect to
different servernodes.
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UNIX:
The initialization file for Adabas D ODBC under UNIX. Here a Data
Source named webdb must defined.
/usr/spool/sql/config/odbc.ini
[webdb]
servernode=yourhost
serverdb=MYDB
Installation
To install the WebDB under Linux you can easily use the webdbinst tool
($DBROOT/WebDB/webdbinst).
This tool is a normal Unix shell script, which will ask you for the
superuser password and than call a graphical installation tool.
If you do not want to use this, please refer to $DBROOT/WebDB/install.htm
for further installation instructions.