Computer name |
Also known as the host name, this is one of the pieces of information
which computers connected to the internet use to identify themselves to each
other. vqServer provides this information to Java servlets and CGI
scripts (so that they can identify your computer to other computers accessing
your web site). vqServer tries to figure this information out for
itself during its startup sequence. However, there are some circumstances
in which vqServer might not be able to do this or might do this
incorrectly. |
IP Address |
This is the other piece of information which computers connected to the
internet use to identify themselves to each other. See Computer name
above. |
Maximum number of files in cache |
vqServer keeps a copy of the files which are most frequently requested
from your web site in your computer's memory (this is called the file cache).
This results in faster operation. In general, more files in the cache means
a faster web site. However if the cache is too big your computer will probably
start using virtual memory and thrashing its hard disk. The default value
of 50 works well. |
Maximum size of files in cache (kb) |
Most web pages are relatively small, so the best trade-off between total
cache size and server efficiency is achieved by restricting the caching mechanism
to a large number of small files. The default value of 6 kb means that most
web pages will be cached. |
Maximum number of active servlets |
vqServer also maintains a cache of the most recently used Java
servlets, avoiding the overhead associated with initialising and destroying
servlets unnecessarily. The default value, 10, is probably enough to cache
all of the servlets in use on most small and medium web sites. |
Autosave interval (seconds) |
vqServer automatically saves its configuration file after this
interval if any changes have been made. A value of zero disables the autosave
mechanism.
The vqServer configuration file can also be saved manually by clicking
on the Other link and then the Save settings link in the control
centre menu. The configuration file is also saved automatically when you
shut down vqServer. |