GeneWeb - Server

When it is launched, "gwd" is a server. The third address: "http://computer:2317/base" is the one to use for external people. You can put a link to this address in your home page.

Your computer must however be visible form outside. The minimum is that it be connected to the Internet. But it is not sufficent. Some sites have "firewalls", forbidden the direct access to the computers of the internal network. The best way is then to try out: launch "gwd" and ask a friend on a computer outside your site to try to connect to it.

Do not forget that the service you created answers only if your computer is switched on! You must therefore let it working. You can leave "gwd" running, the service will not stop.

If you are under Unix or Windows NT (thus not Windows 95), you had to enter the computer as a user, giving your login name and your password. Maybe you want to log out without that GeneWeb stops.

You have then two solutions to resolve this problem: installation in "service" and installation in "cgi".

Installation in "service"

In this functionning mode, you do not need that a Web server be installed in your computer. Gwd is a Web server itself. Its only difference with other servers is that it serves only genealogy.

Installation in "cgi"

In this functionning mode, a Web server must be running on your computer. "Cgi"s are programs that the Web server can launch. Only the system administrator is authorized to add "cgi"s. You must ask him/her beforehand.

If you open the above URL address in you navigator, you will see a page asking only "Base:". Enter the name of your database. You can also add "?b=jones" to this URL, if "jones" is your database's name.

Installation in "service" or in "cgi"?

If you have the choice of installing it in "service" or in "cgi", please note the following points:

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