Web Server Configurations ...Need Help

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Hi,I have a couiple of questions concerning Web Server Configurations.

I noticed that when as an end user I type the host server’s name and tag an additional text that the user is redirected to a specific Domino application. For example if the user types “http://corpnts1.corp.com/po/” in the URL area they are taken to “http://corpnts1.corp.com/corp/po.nsf?OpenDatabase”

When looking at the Web Server Configuration documents I have two documents that reflect the following:

Mapping/Redirection for CorpNTS1/Corp:

Incoming URL string =/po/

Target server directory = /8425693C006DE17E

Incoming URL string =/ponumber/

Target server directory = /8425693C006DE17E/vByPONumber

Questions:

1 - How does one get the server directory (it seems as if it is in HexaDecimal mode)?

2 - How can I create a Web Server Configuration document in the Admin tool? I do not see a “Create new Configuration Document” action button or command anywhere and when I copy and paste the document it ends up being a child document

Thanks,

Dan

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Subject: Web Server Configurations …Need Help

  1. That is a database Replica ID - The server locates the database and updates the path accordingly. I have no idea what it does if by chance you have two replicas of a db on one server (someone probably does).

  2. uhm…I’ll try to get back to you…memory fails me at the moment.

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Subject: RE: Web Server Configurations …Need Help

There is only one Web Server Configuration document, and that - in reality - simply is the server document. Just compare the DocUnIds.

You can however create multiple virtual server documents, URL mappings and redirections and so on for this one server document.

This is the old R5 way of doing things, though. For much more flexibility and better quality of service, R6 introduced Web Site documents. Some of the advantages of Web Site documents over Web Configuration:

  • Changes to the configuration can be applied through tell http refresh (which does not interrupt the operation of http for a single second)

  • Everything normally found under Domino Web Engine on the server document can be configured per web site, not only per server (including stuff like session authentication)

  • Allowed HTTP methods can be configured per web site and WebDAV is supported

  • more flexible SSL configuration per web site

As for using the replica ID as the mapping target: I never tried that. Interesting to read that it works. It’s a long going debate, if and when accessing a database by replica ID is more beneficial that accessing it by path. I would probably prefer to use the path, though.