Hi Both are true
there is an "inbuilt" web server on port 1972 eg 127.0.0.1:1972/csp/docbook but this is *only* used to serve up Cache Documentation do not use it in production the Shared DLL (in wintel machines) is an integral part of Cache Server Pages it is this dll that IIS uses to direct a .csp/.cls page to Cache for CSP to serve Peter On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 10:51:42 -0400, "news.intersystems.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I was told that Cache contained a Web Server, but it was not as mature as >Apache, IIS, or IPlanet. I read in the doc book that it used a shared DLL >(CSP Gateway) in conjunctiion with a web server. Which is true? I quote >the Cache doc book. > >"An HTTP request starts when an HTTP client, such as a Web Browser, sends a >message to a Web Server. If this is a request for a static file (such as an >.html or .jpg file), the Web Server finds the file within the local file >system and send its contents back to the client. CSP requests are handled >differently using the CSP Gateway. The CSP Gateway is a DLL or shared >library that is used by the Web Server (such as IIS, Apache, or iPlanet) to >process certain types of events. The CSP Gateway, if installed on the Web >Server, processes an HTTP request if the following conditions are true: > >The directory path of the URL has the correct access privileges defined >within the Web Server. > >The filename portion of the URL has a .csp or .cls extension. " >
