Apache continues to be the dominant Web server, although Microsoft continues to try with its Internet Information Server
IIS.
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/category/web-server-survey/
The Apache web server is developed under the aegis of the
Apache Software FoundationReferences
Various Tcl bindings are available:
mod_dtcl,
mod_tcl,
websh,
Rivet,
NeoWebScript,
Woof!.
More information at
http://www.apache.org/ and
http://tcl.apache.org/ .
There is even an
AOLserver plugin that allows it to talk with the Apache Tomcat servlet engine.
What: Apache Toolbox
Where: http://www.apachetoolbox.com/
Description: This provides a means to easily compile Apache with SSL, PHP,
mhash, mcrypt, MySQL, Postgres, imap, xml, ldap, ZendOptimzer,
mod_dtcl, mod_auth_nds, mod_dynvhost, mod_layout, [WebDAV], mod_fastcgi,
mod_gzip, mod_throttle, mod_accressref, mod_roaming, mod_auth_sys,
and a significant library of other modules. It is customizable,
menu driven, compiles from source, checks for RPMs that might
cause problems, and uses wget to download source that is missing.
Currently at version 1.5.72 .
Updated: 11/2000
Contact: http://www.apachetoolbox.com/data/feedback.php
What: comanche
Where: http://www.comanche.org
http://www.esi.us.es/%7Eridruejo/comanche/
http://butler.disa.mil/ApacheConfigClient/
http://www.esi.us.es/%7Eridruejo/gui/
Description: Tcl/Tk 8.0 or later tool for configuring Apache HTTP server.
Tested in Windows NT, Windows 95, and Red Hat Linux 5.0.
Currently at version 2.0b3.
Updated: 03/1998
Contact: mailto:ridruejo@esi.us.es (Daniel Lopez Ridruejo)
What: Intranet Developer's Kit
Where: http://www.cygnus.com/
Description: IDK contains enhanced and stabilized internet technologies
(perl, Tcl, Tk, expect, and Apache) from the internet. Cygnus
provides multiple levels of support for IDK. It is with IDK that
enterprise clients, ISPs and the like, can establish commercially
viable WWW presence using FREE software.
Updated:
Contact: mailto:info@cygnus.com
What: Kinetic Application Processor (KAP)
Where: http://kap.asiainfo.com/
Description: Kinetic Application Processor (KAP) is an open source Tcl
plugin for the Netscape and Apache HTTP servers. It provides the
HTML developer a <tcl> tag allowing one to embed executable tcl into
HTML page without requiring the user to download a plugin. This
item is nearing pre-release stage.
Updated: 06/2000
Contact: mailto:markh@usai.asiainfo.com
What: mod_tcl
Where: http://tcl.apache.org/mod_tcl/
Description: An alternative Apache module.
Updated: 06/2001
Contact: Unknown
What: mod_websh
Where: http://tcl.apache.org/websh/
Description: Rapid development environment for building WWW applications.
Written in Tcl. Runs as an Apache 1.3 or Apache 2 module or in a
standard CGI environment. Offers session and state management,
command dispatching, encryption and logging.
Currently at version 3.6.0b4 .
Updated: 03/2006
Contact: mailto:websh-user@tcl.apache.org
What: mod_dav
Where: http://www.lyra.org/greg/mod_dav/
Description: A possible project to develop a web client in Tcl to be
used against the Apache server module mod_dav.
IETF Distributed Authoriting and Versioning (DAV) protocol is
currently in development. Check this site to see what the
status of this project is. At the time of the initial entry of
this item, no coding had begun.
Updated: 12/1998
Contact: mailto:ridruejo@esi.us.es
What: FastCGI for Tcl
Where: http://fastcgi.idle.com/
ftp://ftp.procplace.com/pub/tcl/sorted/packages-7.6/net/fcgi.tcl-0.4/fcgi.tcl-0.4.tar.gz
http://www.fastcgi.com/applibs/2.0.0/fcgi-devel-kit.tar.Z (???)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fastcgi-developers
Description: Extension of CGI that eliminates drawbacks and provides high
performance, which remaining highly compatible with existing
CGI applications. Original only supports Tcl 7.4,
see idle site for pointers to Tom Pointdexter's version for
newer support, as well as other language support.
To use some features you need tclX, at least 8.0.2 installed.
You must have the fcgi development kit 2.0b2.1 or newer to
use Fcgi.
FastCGI is supported by at least these servers:
Apache 1.2.x (with mod_fastcgi 2.0.9), NCSA 1.5 w/FastCGI support,
Netscape server w/FastCGI support, Open Market, Stronghold,
Bluestone Sapphire web servers.
Some problems appear to exist with this code and recent Tcls, resulting
in core dumps on Unix. Contact Tom Poindexter for details.
Updated: 11/2000
Contact: mailto:fastcgi-developers-request@openmarket.com
mailto:tpoindex@nyx.net (Tom Poindexter)
What: ZAP!
Where: http://www.indexdata.dk/zap/
Description: Apache module which allows you to build simple WWW
interfaces to Z39.50 servers, requiring a minimum of knowledge
about Z39.50. Can be configured to enable Tcl scripting.
Currently at version 1.4.1 .
Updated: 02/2003
Contact: See web site
tv (feb 5 '06) To use straight-forward Tcl script as Apache CGI, see this example:
apache tcl cgi script with serial port access.
What is TkApache - formerly at
http://www.eunuchs.org/linux/TkApache/?
escargo 13 Dec 2006 - Apparently not useful any more. Maybe try the wayback machine.
XSP -
AuthenticatedHttpOnWindows
