Overview
Howto deploy WebObjects 5.3 or 5.4 under Windows
What you need
- Windows 2003 Server; WIndows 2008 R2; Windows XP Professional
- Apache 2.2
- Java 1.5
- a Mac with WebObjects 5.3 or 5.4 installed
Install Java and Apache
- download and install Java 1.5 (you had to install the multilingual option).
- download and install apache 2.2
Copy WebObjects files from your Mac
In this description WebObjects will be installed on drive C: and apache is located under c:/apache.
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axis.jar axis-ant.jar commons-discovery-0.2.jar commons-logging-1.0.4.jar derby.jar derbyclient.jar jaxrpc.jar log4j-1.2.14.jar saaj.jar serializer.jar servlet.jar wsdl4j-1.5.1.jar xalan.jar xercesImpl.jar xml-apis.jar |
Add environment variable
Under "System" add the environment variable NEXT_ROOT = C:/Apple
Installing the Apache Adaptor
Copy the mod_WebObjects.so file to c:/apache/modules
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In some cases apache won't launch on a Windows Server system with this module. |
Configuring Apache
Open the httpd.conf file in c:/apache/conf and search for the line "LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so" and put the following line right befor that:
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# WebObjects 5.4: Enable the WebObjects module. Should be loaded before mod_rewrite # LoadModule WebObjects_module modules/mod_WebObjects.so # Path to the Document Root of your Webserver, # it should contain a directory named WebObjects WebObjectsDocumentRoot c:/apache/htdocs # You can change the 'cgi-bin' part of WebObjectsAlias to whatever you # prefer (such as Apps), but the 'WebObjects' part is required. WebObjectsAlias /Apps/WebObjects # Here are the 3 possible configuration modes. # The apache module uses one of them to get information # about your deployed applications. # 1085 is the reserved port on which wotaskd processes listen to by default. # Host List Configuration # wotaskd is started automatically on supported platforms, # so this is the default mode. # The apache module gets its configuration from the wotaskds # listed on the configuration line # For multiple hosts: # WebObjectsConfig http://<name-of-a-host>:<port-on-a-host>,http://<name-of-another-host>:<port-on-a-host> <interval> # For localhost: WebObjectsConfig http://localhost:1085 10 # Multicast Configuration # The apache module gets its configuration from all wotaskds # that respond to the multicast call on the subnet # WebObjectsConfig webobjects://239.128.14.2:1085 10 # File Configuration # The apache module gets its configuration from one file # WebObjectsConfig file://<path-to-a-xml-config-file> 10 # To enable public access to the WOAdaptorInfo page, uncomment the following line # WebObjectsAdminUsername public # To enable the WOAdaptorInfo page with restricted access, # uncomment the next two lines and set the user and password # To access the WOAdaptorInfo page with restricted access, # use a URL like: http://webserver/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOAdaptorInfo?user+password. # WebObjectsAdminUsername user # WebObjectsAdminPassword password # To change the logging options, read the following comments: # The option name is "WebObjectsLog" and the first value indicates the path of the log file. # The second value indicates the log level. There are five, in decreasing informational order: # "Debug", "Info", "Warn", "Error", "User" # # Note: To enable logging, touch '/tmp/logWebObjects' as the administrator user (usually root). # Under Windows create c:\TEMP\logWebObjects # The following line is the default: # WebObjectsLog /Library/WebObjects/Logs/WebObjects.log Debug |
You had to restart your Apache Service to apply your changes.
Installing WOTaskDaemon as a Windows Service
Using Microsoft Windows 2003 resource kit
Microsoft provides free tools to register applications as services : instsrv and srvany.
Both are bundled with "Microsoft Windows 2003 resource kit" which can be downloaded here.
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net stop apache2.2 net stop wotaskd taskkill /F /IM java.exe /T |
Using FireDameon
You can use FireDaemon and add a new Service:
Executable: C:\Apple\Library\WebObjects\JavaApplications\wotaskd.woa\wotaskd.CMD
Working Directory:C:\Apple\Library\WebObjects\JavaApplications\wotaskd.woa(If someone find a freeware doing the same, please let us know)
To test the system you can also install WO Monitor as a service:
Executable: C:\Apple\Library\WebObjects\JavaApplications\JavaMonitor.woa\JavaMonitor.CMD
Working Directory:C:\Apple\Library\WebObjects\JavaApplications\JavaMonitor.woa
Testing the installation
Now that everything should be set up properly, it is time for a small test. First, let's look if wotaskd is working.
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