Short:        WWW counter for Apache, sources.
Author:       Muhammad A. Muquit
Uploader:     albertv spinnewiel xs4all nl
Type:         comm/www
Version:      v2.3
Architecture: m68k-amigaos




             WWWCOUNTER 2.3 (C) 1996 by Muhammad A. Muquit 
                 Ported for the Amiga by Bert Vortman.
		     **** SOURCE DISTRIBUTION ****

	     ******* second release September 1997 *******
	     

CHANGES
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This is the second release of the wwwcounter by Muhammad A. Muquit.
The binary distribution is recompiled with the Ixemul.library v47.
Some minor changes has been made in the sources. It runs more
stable now, so I suggest you do the same.

AWS
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It showed up that the Counter does not work with AWS, although it
should work. I was not able to find the cause of the problem yet.
If you find a solution, mail me!

MKSTRIP, make your own Counter digits!
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With MKSTRIP you can make your own digits out of separated gif digit 
images. Or use it to convince a webmaster of a counter site to use 
it for you :) An example of a created digit style is added in the 
Digits/F directory. Mkstrip is in the Counter/utils directory.


INTRODUCTION:
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I am running for several years the webcounter at the digital city
of Delft (http://www.dsdelft.nl), a small but very old town in 
the Netherlands. One of the best things of the Webcounter is the 
configurability. You can decide how it looks, with or without a border, 
different colours, different styles, custom made digits, etc. 
The Webcounter is also able to display the time and the current date. 
When I got involved in the Amiga Apache httpserver project 
(http://www.dsdelft.nl/~apache) I immediately thought about porting the 
Counter to the Amiga. So, I got the sources and started compiling. 
To my surprise it compiled almost without faults (this shows the strenght 
of the Ixemul.library!). I am running it now for several months without
too many problems. After compiling it with Ixemul 47 everything worked 
more stable than before.


Requirements:
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- ixemul.library v47 from http://www.ninemoons.com

- Complete GCC installation   from http://www.ninemoons.com

- fileutils-3.15.lha from http://www.ninemoons.com

- static IP address. It is impossible to use it with a dynamic connection.

- Apache httpd       from www.dsdelft.nl/~apache

See the Amiga Install file for instructions on installing 
the wwwcounter. And don't forget to read the documents in the 
docs directory for additional information.


Questions:
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For questions about the Amiga Port:

albertv@spinnewiel.xs4all.nl


Distribution:
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This is the source archive, you have to install the wwwcounter2.3 yourself!

I have made a binary distribution also, but that has one drawback, you must 
install it in the directory where I am using it AND you can not choose where 
the cgi-bin directory of your server is. However it is compiled under the
APACHE: assignment, so you should have no problems there. But feel free to
recompile it and make changes if you feel need for it. If you do, let me know
so that I can include it in the official releases. Mail me at:

	albertv@spinnewiel.xs4all.nl


The Author
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e-mail: ma_muquit@fccc.edu

or visit his excellent homepage at:

http://www.fccc.edu/users/maquit