eXtropia WebDB Guide

Table of Contents:

Introduction to WebDB

• Overview
• Acknowledgements, Incentives, and Credits
  • Where to Find The Credits...
  • How To Get Credit: Documentation
  • How To Get Credit: Programming/Community
• How To Read This Guide
• What's Included in WebDB

Installation Guide

• Overview
• The 12 Step Checklist
• Step 1: Prepare your Site
• Step 2: Obtain the Installation File
• Steps 3 and 4: Unpacking the Archive File and Setting Permissions
  • UNIX-based web servers
  • Windows-based web servers or Windows-based workstation
  • Mac-based web server
• Step 5: Modify the Perl Path
• Step 6: Configure the Application
  • The Configuration Preamble
  • Session and Session Manager Setup
  • Authentication Setup
  • Authentication Manager Setup.
  • Data Handler Manager Setup
  • Data Source Setup
  • Mail Setup
  • Log Setup
  • View Setup
  • Filter Setup
  • Application Setup
• Step 7: Modify Application Look-and-Feel
• Step 8: Run the Application
• Step 9: Debug the Application
• Step 10: Review the Security Checklist
• Step 11: Test the Application
• Step 12: Register the Application
• Installation Summary

WebDB Code Walkthrough

• Overview
• The Application Preamble
• The new() Method
  • Step 1: Check Incoming Variables
  • Step 2: Create a Log Object and AuthManager Object
  • Step 3: Check that optional parameters make sense
  • Step 4: Return the object
• The do() Method
  • Case 1: User Is Submitting An Add Request
  • Case 2: User Is Submitting A Modify Request
  • Case 3: User Is Submitting A Delete Request
  • Case 4: User Requests To see The Add Form
  • Case 5: User Requests To See The Modify Form
  • Case 6: User Requests To See The Basic Data View
  • Case 7: User Requests To See Another View
• The _displayView() Method
  • Step 1: Check Incoming Variables
  • Step 2: Load Data If Required
  • Step 3: Check For Errors
  • Step 4: Display View
• The _processAddRequest() Method
  • Step 1: Check Incoming Variables
  • Step 2: Handle the Data
  • Step 3: Adding the Record
  • Step 4: Sending Mail
• The _processModifyRequest() Method
• The _processDeleteRequest() Method
• The _sendReceipt() Method
  • Step 1: Define Variables
  • Step 2: Instantiate An Extropia::Mail Mailer.
  • Step 3: Attempt to send the requested mail.
• The _loadData() Method
  • Step 1: Define The Variables
  • Step 2: Refine Search Parameters
  • Step 3: Instantiate an Extropia::DataSource object.
  • Step 4: Perform a search on the data source.
• The _addRecord() Method
  • Step 1: Define variables
  • Step 2: Instantiate an Extropia::DataSource object.
  • Step 3: Add the record
  • Step 4: Log and report results.
• The _deleteRecord() Method
• The _modifyRecord() Method
• Code Walkthrough in Review

Configuration by Example

• Overview

Appendix A: Further References

• References
• Acknowledgements
• Changes

Changes:

• The Guide's Changes file.

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