Zeta comes with a low-end web server as default. It can serve html
pages, graphics, and other web-based information, and is ment for
personal use. For professional use yellowTAB recommends Apache.
To run your own small site on your home computer, the first thing
you have to do is to make folder for your web pages, or choose the
default /boot/home/public_html. To choose
a different folder then the default one, can be done in the
PoorMan's preferences.
Your web site's home page must be named index.html.
PoorMan's main window
Below the menu bar, the Status line tells you if the
web server is running or not. To toggle the status, use the Controls
-> Run Server (Note: PoorMan starts your web server automatically).
The Hits counter tells you how many times your site has
beeb visited. You can clear the hit counter through Controls
-> Clear Hit Counter.
The Directory line displays the directory you chose as your
web site folder.
The body of the main window is a console that displays the server
status, including a list of pagest tha have been served. The console
can be cleared by choosing Controls -> Clear Console Log.
PoorMan's Preferences
The Preference panel is accessed through Edit -> Preferences.
Under the Site tab you can choose the
folder where you want to publish your web pages. You can also specify
the file that acts as the folder's "index"file. This is
the file that's sent by default when someone connects to your web
site. This file is traditionally named index.html, and yellowTAB
recommends you to not call this file something else.
Send Directory List...
If this option is checked, PoorMan will send a list of the contents
of the web site folder if an index file isn't found. If this option
is unchecked, anyone attempting to connect the site is given an
error message.
The Logging tab contains options for logging information
about the server to a text file.
The Advanced tab contains a slider that lets you set the
maximum number of simultaneous connections you are willing to serve.
Changes to this settings while the server is running, will disconnect
clients from your web site.
Connecting to the PoorMan server
To visit your own web site, you have to use a browser and point
it at your IP address or write http://localhost.
Others can only access your web site through the IP address.
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