Installing Web Connectors

For full instructions on installing a Web Connector on your web server machine, see:

• To install the Web Connector on a Windows web server
• Installing a Web Connector on a UNIX web server

On Windows

When you install the Web Connector on a Windows machine that is running a supported web server, the Setup program configures your web server automatically. The Setup program creates virtual directories on the web server, and maps them to the Web Content and viewers directories of the Crystal Enterprise installation. The Setup program then configures application mappings on the web server, so all Crystal Enterprise requests (.csp, .cwr, and .cri file types) are passed to the appropriate Web Connector module.

If you installed the Windows Web Connector and the Web Component Server (WCS) on different machines, you must provide the Web Connector with information about the remote WCS. For details, see Configuring the Web Connector for a remote WCS. If you want to use a CGI Web Connector with your Windows web server, you will have to perform some additional configuration steps manually. See Configuring other supported CGI web servers.

For more information, see Configuring Windows Web Connectors.

On UNIX

When you install Web Connectors on a UNIX web server machine, several custom configuration files are generated in the following directories of your Web Connector installation:

• /crystal_root/enterprise/platform/wcs/conf
• /crystal_root/enterprise/platform/wcs/bin

Note:    Throughout this section, the crystal_root value refers to the absolute path to the top-level crystal folder that was created by the installation on your web server machine. The platform value is specific to your operating system.

These custom configuration files are designed to help you configure the appropriate path mappings and application mappings for your web server.

See Path mapping overview for details on the mappings that must be configured on your web server. Consult your web server documentation for more information about particular options that may be available.

For more information, see Configuring UNIX Web Connectors.

Note:    

• For a detailed list of tested environments, please consult the Platforms.txt file included with your product distribution. This file includes specific version and Service Pack requirements for web servers, web browsers, databases, and operating systems. This file also lists the web server version requirements for each Web Connector.
• Additional information that is specific to your web server may be available from http://support.crystaldecisions.com/search, or consult the Crystal Enterprise 10 release notes.