WebSpeed
Installation and
Configuration Guide


Installing the Messenger Executable

The WebSpeed Messenger must reside on the same machine as your Web server. The Messenger executables are tailored to run with a specific type of Web server. WebSpeed provides a Messenger executable that supports the Web server types described in Table 7–1.

Table 7–1: Windows NT WebSpeed Messengers 
Web Server Type
Messenger
Messenger Executable
Microsoft IIS
ISAPI
WSASP1
wsisa.dll 
wsasp.dll 
Netscape
NSAPI
wsnsa.dll 
CGI-compatible
CGI
cgiip.exe 
  1. The WSASP Messenger calls WebSpeed applications from an Active Server Page. It cannot coexist with the ISAPI Messenger.

The NSAPI executables reside and run from the install-path\bin directory. The CGI Messenger and ISAPI executables reside and run from the \scripts directory on the Web server.

You can use the sample file cgiip.wsc to set up a file association for running the CGIIP Messenger under Microsoft’s IIS Server. For details, see the cgiip.wsc file, which is located in the install-path\bin directory.

NOTE: You must restart an ISAPI or Netscape NSAPI Web server after installing and configuring the Messenger.

Compatibility With the Web Server Type and Operating System

The Messenger executable comes with the WebSpeed Transaction Server product. You install the Transaction Server on the machine where you want to run the broker and agents.

If you purchased a WebSpeed Transaction Server for an operating system that is different from the operating system that runs your Web server, go to the Download area on Progress Technical Support’s Web site at http://www.progress.com/services/support/ and download a compatible Messenger. This is necessary because you must install a Messenger that is compatible with the Web server’s operating system. For example, if you are distributing WebSpeed components across networked machines and your Web server is running on UNIX, be sure to install a WebSpeed Messenger executable that is suitable for running on UNIX. Make sure that you download a Messenger for the appropriate UNIX platform and for the appropriate Web server type.


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