Xitami Xitami 1.3c

Welcome To Xitami

Welcome to Xitami 1.3c, the fast web server. These test pages lets you explore the functions that Xitami provides: CGI, image maps, protected directories. For best results, you should be accessing these pages through Xitami now.

The Xitami documentation pages are in the xitami subdirectory. If you have questions about installing or using Xitami, please take the time to look through the documentation. Before you e-mail us with questions, kindly read the FAQ. The Xitami mailing list is a good place to post general questions and bug reports. To subscribe, send a message to mailto:listserv@drake.org.uk with the following command in the body of the email message: subscribe xitami.

Xitami is at least as fast as any other web server. It is based on the high-performance SMT multithreading technology developed by iMatix. SMT is free technology, available as source code.

Xitami is portable to 16-bit and 32-bit Windows, to OS/2, Linux, AIX, Digital UNIX, Sun Solaris, HP/UX, SCO Unix, and other platforms. It uses the SFL portability library developed by iMatix. SFL is free technology, available as source code.

Copyright and Disclaimer

Copyright (c) 1991-1997 iMatix. This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Xitami License Agreement as provided in the file LICENSE.TXT. This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty.

Using Xitami

This is a summary of how to use Xitami:

You can run Xitami on any port from 80 upwards.
Xitami supports the HTTP GET, POST, and HEADER commands.
Xitami supports CGI and clickable image maps.
Xitami provides a detailed logging function.
Xitami assumes that all web pages are in a subdirectory called 'webpages'.
CGI scripts and programs are in a subdirectory called 'cgi-bin'.
Directories can be protected by editing the file 'xitami.aut'.
HTTP accesses are logged in the file 'access.log'.
Errors and console messages are sent to 'xitami.log'.

The Common Gateway Interface (CGI)

Xitami supports the standard CGI protocol. This test CGI program returns a page showing the current environment settings.

Clickable Image Maps

Xitami supports clickable image maps following the NCSA standard. Try this test image:

Protected Directories

The webpages/private directory is password protected. To follow this link, enter the username jacky and password robusta.