Configuring RealWeb
Each database to be accessed via RealWeb must be given a connection name and have its details entered using the configuration utility. RealWeb can access Reality databases in one of two ways.
- Pooled connections use a predefined user-id and account (and associated passwords if necessary) for all connections. Established connections are entered into a pool, and may be reused by the next request for a connection, either from the same browser or another browser.
- Persistent connections ensure that a given browser will always reconnect using the same connection (assuming the browser reconnects within a given time interval). This enables the DataBasic server code to maintain a context for a connection, and even hold item locks and transactions open. Persistent connections may either use a predefined user-id and account, as for pooled connections, or they may use a secure connection, where the user must logon to the database before being allowed access.
The Configuration Utility
Connections are set up using the rwconfig utility. This can be run by
using the following URL
:
WebServerURL/servlet/rwconfig
where WebServerURL is the URL of the web server containing the utility.
When you run the configuration utility, you will be prompted to either select an existing connection from a drop-down list, or select the New option. When you click the Submit button, you will be prompted to enter the connection parameters.
Note: You can base a new connection on an existing one by selecting the required connection from the list and then changing the section name.