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    Webtop 2.03 has been released! This version has been redesigned with a professional UI, has full support for the Mozilla web browser, and has new email filter rules for utilizing the SpamCop and SpamHaus mail services. The downloadable version of the Webtop is a fully functional 30-day trial with a 5 user license. Download here!

    		   


    requirements

    For your convenience, the Webtop comes with an integrated web server, servlet engine, and database. These embedded servers are a good way to quickly get started using the Webtop. Optionally, you can use third-party servers for the web server, servlet engine, and database. In fact, if you are going to be supporting more than 15 or 20 users, we recommend that you use a faster, third-party database (such as MySQL or Oracle).

    With that said, the basic requirements for running the Webtop are:

    • Java Runtime Environment 1.3+
    • Relational Database
    • Web server (or use the embedded web server)
    • Java servlet engine (or use the embedded servlet engine)
    • X Server (if the Webtop is running in a unix environment)

    Java Runtime Environment 1.3+
    Java is the programming language that the Webtop was written in. As such, a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is needed to execute the Webtop. This is a free download available on Sun’s Java website at http://java.sun.com/.

    Relational Database
    At the time of this writing, only two 3rd party databases have been tested with the Webtop: MySQL and Oracle. Hence, there are two SQL scripts that are bundled with the Webtop for each database: mysql-install.sql and oracle-install.sql. These files are located in the “/sql” directory in the Webtop installation directory. Other databases could be used with the Webtop given a correct SQL installation script and JDBC driver.

    Web server
    The Webtop has an embedded web server so that no additional software needs to be installed to use the Webtop - however, an external web server (such as Apache or IIS) can be used if desired.

    Java servlet engine
    The servlet engine is the "application engine" in which the Webtop runs. The Webtop has an embedded servlet engine so that no additional software needs to be installed to use the Webtop - however, an external servlet engine (such as Tomcat or Resin) can be used if desired.

    X Server
    To generate dynamic PDF files on-the-fly, the Webtop requires an X Server for installations running in a unix environment. This is not required if the Webtop is running on a Windows server. If no X server is present, PDF generation will simply not work.