Ebook: Novell’s guide to creating IntranetWare Intranets

Preface
IntranetWare is a powerful platform from Novell that includes many important
services (such as File, Print, Directory, and Application services). One of the very
important application services that is bundled with IntranetWare is the Novell
Web Server. This book examines how the Novell Web Server can be used as the
centerpiece of an intranetwork (or intranet) strategy within an organization The
book is important for anyone who wants to evaluate or deploy the Novell Web
Server in an intranet.
This book is organized as follows:
Chapter 1. This chapter explains the role of intranetworks and examines
the business needs of intranets. Intranets can be built with a variety of
protocols and components, which are discussed in this chapter.
Chapter 2. This chapter explains in depth the features of the Novell
Web Server that are most useful in the context of an intranet.
Chapter 3. The Novell Web Server runs on top of NetWare 4. Before
you can install the Novell Web Server, you must have an existing
NetWare 4 server to install the Novell Web Server. If you don’t have an
existing NetWare 4 server platform that you can use, you must install
a new NetWare 4 server. This chapter shows you not only how to
install a Novell Web Server, but also how to install a NetWare 4 server
from scratch. The installation procedures are described step-by-step
with detailed information on how to make the decisions for installing
the software. The procedures for installing Web browser clients and
Internet Protocol Exchange (IPX) gateways are also explained.
Chapter 4. Once the Novell Web Server is installed, you must
configure it. The Novell Web Server comes with configuration tools
such as the Web Manager. This chapter discusses procedures for
configuring the Novell Web Server. The Web Manager keeps
configuration information for the Novell Web Server in some critical
files. The syntax of these critical files is described.
Chapter 5. After the Novell Web Server has been configured, you must
create the content for the Web site. This chapter discusses the
fundamentals of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), which is the
language for specifying Web content. All the basic HTML features are
explained with several examples so that you can create Web content,
or understand how various authoring tools create Web content.
Chapter 6. The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is used to link
external applications to the Web server, and to create dynamic content.
This chapter discusses the Remote Common Gateway Interface (RCGI)
and Local Common Gateway Interface (LCGI) mechanisms of the CGI
for the Novell Web Server, including numerous examples of RCGI and
LCGI scripts. The Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)
types that are used for identifying Web content and the MIME
encoding method are explained. CGI code to process form data and
handle search queries is discussed. CGI program security issues and
CGI interfaces to UNIX systems are also discussed.
Chapter 7. CGI scripts can be written in Perl, BASIC, and NetBasic.
This chapter begins a discussion on each of the languages by
providing a tutorial on Perl, which is presented in sufficient depth for
you to begin writing sophisticated CGI scripts.
Chapter 8. This chapter presents an in-depth tutorial on the BASIC
and NetBasic languages.
Chapter 9. This chapter discusses the elements of the Java language
for use in the Novell Web Server environment, and presents examples
of how to use Java to provide dynamic content.
Chapter 10. This chapter discusses the use of Server Side Includes
(SSIs) to provide dynamic content.
Chapter 11. This chapter discusses details of integrating the Novell
Web Server with Novell Directory Services (NDS).
Chapter 12. This chapter discusses the details of installing and
configuring NetWare/IP and the Domain Name System (DNS) services.
Chapter 13. This chapter discusses the details of installing and
configuring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) services.
Chapter 14. This chapter discusses the details of installing and
configuring file-transfer protocol (FTP) services.
All the examples in the book are included in the CD-ROM that accompanies
this book. This CD-ROM also contains a Win32 version of Perl for practice in
writing Perl CGI scripts.