Sahara WEB Server

(Skeleton for WEB Technology)

Managing Extension of Information

System Architecture
Documentation 1.0.0

Presented By
Rajendra Man Banepali
Software Engineer
BCA, MSCIT
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1 Background ................................................................................................................ 3
2 Introduction................................................................................................................ 4
3 Objective ..................................................................................................................... 5
4 Main Features ............................................................................................................ 6
4.1 Web Server ................................................................................................................... 6
4.2 Creating new virtual WEB site ................................................................................... 6
4.3 PHP scripting supported server.................................................................................. 6
4.4 Database Connectivity ................................................................................................. 6
4.5 Implementation of Threads on WEB Server ............................................................. 6
4.6 Server log system for client URL and errors checking. ............................................ 7
4.7 Server command input for server control and configuration .................................. 7
4.8 Faster WEB System on demand of client because of Java platform ....................... 7
5 Recommended Computing Environment: Platform and Technology requirements 8
5.1 Hardware specification ................................................................................................ 8
5.2 Technical Requirements .............................................................................................. 8
5.3 Operating Systems (OS) .............................................................................................. 8
5.4 Database technology and platforms: .......................................................................... 8
5.5 Development Tools ....................................................................................................... 8
5.6 Programming Platform ............................................................................................... 8
6 System Architecture ................................................................................................... 9
6.1 Input thread .................................................................................................................. 9
6.2 WEB Engine ................................................................................................................. 9
6.2.1 Error Section ..........................................................................................................................10
6.2.2 Execution Section ..................................................................................................................10
6.2.3 File System Component (Inter Architecture of WEB Engine) ..............................................10
7 Quick Look (System Architecture) .......................................................................... 10
8 Working Modality .................................................................................................... 11
9 Module level Design ................................................................................................. 12
10 Design Methodology ............................................................................................ 13
10.1 Information System Design and Optimization System (ISDOS) :-........................ 13
10.2 Pseudo code: ............................................................................................................... 13
10.3 Structured Design (SD) .............................................................................................. 13
11 Conclusion............................................................................................................ 14

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1 Background
Aiming to generate awareness and excitement among students, professionals and general
public about the scope of IT and the potentiality of Nepali Software industries, Java
Contest 2007 is conducted. Its goal is to determine IT skills of Nepal. This contest is
organized by WAKHOK University Nepal in association with Kathmandu Engineering
College and White House College of Science & Engineering. The competition might
initiate the lift of quality of technological education in Nepal. Other events are supported
by Nagarjuna International College, Malpi International College, and IT professional
Forum, Nepal.

There are two category for competition, student category in which category I have
participated and professional category. I am so much motivated with it idea to promote
the IT skill in Nepali market and I am hungry for scholarship that competition has.

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2 Introduction
Communication and information play a vital role in our daily life. We have lots of media
to transfer state of information and communication. There is a facility for communication
and information convey. That is WEB Server (WS). WS is a technology that implements
web site. Web site is a URL of information. That consists of web pages. These web
pages, read only for client, are accessed by clients. This web server is based on
client2/server1 architecture. Completely, WS acts as server and web browser stands for
client. Server always responses against the client’s request.

Sahara WEB Server (SWS) is a skeleton of Server for WEB technology. It is Web Server
(WS). It is developed from core. It does not use any build-in module for web server. It
was started from own effort, from the very beginning. Well, It can create virtual web site
and give service to workstation. It communicates with web browser and listens to web
browser for request of Uniform Resource Link (URL). Its default port is 80 which is
default internet port. It has also virtual root folder where all the virtual sites are consisted.
SWS can be used as other WEB server like Internet Information Server (IIS), Apache
Server, tomcat and others.

Note:- It is skeleton of WEB Server which has more flexibility to enhance it power to
handle the web sites and information. So, please consider it project for initiative of
innovation of Nepali WEB Server by student.

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3 Objective
1. Develop the skeleton for faster and powerful web server for www service.
Sahara WEB Server, academic practice of bachelor student in university, has been
introduced as way and framework of WEB technology as WEB server. It has
conceptual background for new web server so that we can get most faster and reliable
web server for public. It is not completed but it can show the way for best practice of
WEB Server.

2. Promoting mobile and device programming for web touch.

In addition, Sahara WEB Server has been developed in JAVA SDK 5. It is much
secured in term of programming logic in memory and sharing data. It is small as 46.4
KB only and we can easily use this application in mobile device too. It will be touch
for web technology in such a tiny device like mobile. We could be able to use this
application in mobile for other purpose modifying some specific module.

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4 Main Features
There are so many feature that we see in SWS server because its back bone is so good
programming language like JAVA SDK 5. Some of features are:-

4.1 Web Server

SWS is completely skeleton of web server. It is not web site but it can create virtual
web site. It can acts as Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) and Apache
Server. But, it has its own feature of fast execution of pages. SWS has dynamic
configuration that it can be configured without restart.

4.2 Creating new virtual WEB site

This web server basically creates the virtual web site for browsing. These settings are
store in text file as some how XML format. We can directly change the setting of web
server in the configuration file located in web site root director. It can be open in
notepad too or in DOS mode too.
Section 2 in configuration file denotes the web site settings and names. There are
many sections for different proposes so that we can set every thing in a file. It is
divided in section like the Linux kernel.

4.3 PHP scripting supported server

We can implement PHP as server site scripting in SWS. PHP is very fast in SWS.
Sahara WEB Server supports most of thing in PHP. It supports iteration, condition,
session, database connection and more.

4.4 Database Connectivity

There is facility of database connection with PHP scripting. We can connect any type
of database with PHP. MYSQL, Microsoft SQL server, Oracle are easily connected
with PHP.

4.5 Implementation of Threads on WEB Server

SWS has such a architecture that it is run as multiple thread so that client can access
pages simultaneously and administrator can manage the server simultaneously. There
is very easy to configure without restarting the web server. It is the mail feature of
SWS.

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4.6 Server log system for client URL and errors checking.
There is log file in www home directory which store latest error on SWS server. This
is very useful for administrator to manger the server and fixing the errors.

4.7 Server command input for server control and configuration

There is another thread which is running simultaneously with SWS server. That is
input query thread which gives the input interface for administrator to set the
parameters of the system.

4.8 Faster WEB System on demand of client because of Java

platform
Java is very powerful and faster in execution. We can get all of the facility of java
platform because the SWS is developed in java SDK 5.

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5 Recommended Computing Environment: Platform

and Technology requirements
These software and hardware specification are mandatory requirement which help to
perform the full effort of Sahara WEB Server. Software configuration is required for
runtime environment whereas hardware is required for operation.

5.1 Hardware specification

SN Hardware Specification
1 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Pentium
2 Random Access Memory (RAM) 62 or Higher
3 Hard Disk (HDD) 10 GB or Higher
4 Others

5.2 Technical Requirements

SN Requirement Remarks
1 Java Installation (Java Runtime Sahara WEB Server runs in
Environment, JRE with SDK 5) Java Run Time

5.3 Operating Systems (OS)

SN OS Remarks
1 Server OS Microsoft 9x, 2000, XP, 2003, Windows Vista, Linux
2 Client OS Microsoft 9x, 2000, XP, 2003, Windows Vista, Linux

5.4 Database technology and platforms:

Sahara WEB Server uses Test file for log and configuration of the server.

5.5 Development Tools

1. Edit Plus 2.0.0, Notepad (Text Editor)
2. Eclipse 3.2

5.6 Programming Platform

1. SDK 5

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6 System Architecture
There are two components in SWS server. These are input thread and server thread.
These two threads works simultaneously in such a way we can see the both of two in one
console and operate in the same console.

Sahara WEB Engine

Error Collections WEB Server Thread

WEB Engine Input Command

File System

WEB Files

Configuration Files

6.1 Input thread

This is tool as interface for administrator which can be used to configure the web server.
It is same like console in which we execute the command for our purpose. There are
some commands are explained in operation manual or user manual annex 1.

6.2 WEB Engine

Web engine component is main component to start the HTTP server as thread. It read all
the configuration information stored in text file of web server. All the settings are
changeable of web server. It stored all the setting in simple text file. It gets the request of
client and response as client request. It has other internal two sections and one sub
component which help to process the files and text.

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6.2.1 Error Section

This section handles the exceptions while errors occurred in web server. It redirects the
errors toward the client browser directly and one set error to server console. It is
responsible for keeping recording of errors so that latter, administrator can see the log file
and fix the error on the server.

6.2.2 Execution Section

This section is responsible for creating instance of web server and creating connection to
client computer with browser response. It handles http request and http header.

6.2.3 File System Component (Inter Architecture of WEB Engine)

This is internal architecture of web engine. The file system component is responsible for
handling file and folders. It handles reading file and writing files. It is responsible of PHP
scripting too. It handles the directory processing and all the files. File system component
responses for query string of the page and works for POST and GET verbs to.
File system component reads configuration file named “config.web.txt” from www home
directory of web server. Www home directory should be located in c:\ drive with
configure file “config.web.txt”. You can set www root any way as configure into
config.web.txt file. Please refer the annex 2 to see the file configuration of SWS server.

7 Quick Look (System Architecture)

SN Component Functions
1 Error Collection Error Raise and handling

2 WEB Server Collection of Components (Engine + Input Command)

3 Thread Run WEB Engine and Input Command Simultaneously.

4 WEB Engine Create Instance of WEB Server

5 Input Command Get input from server user console.

6 File System Read web files (html, PHP) and Configuration File

7 Files WEB Application files and Server Configuration files.

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8 Working Modality

Client Computer

Web LAN/WAN/Internet
Operating
System

Server

Browser..-->

This is a picture of working modality Sahara WEB Server. SWS can be run in windows
9x operating system. It does not need any specific operating system. Even Linux can be
better operating system for java platform depended SWS server. As mandatory
specification sahara web server is run in operating system with LAN, WAN and Internet.
The client can be any operating system and any browser. Recommended browser is fire
fox because SAHARA web server is tested in fire fox much. In practically, sahara web
server is tested in dial up connection and virtual private network too. It is faster than
other server and supportive in week connection too.

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9 Module level Design

There are four modules into Sahara Web Server (SWS). There modules are lightly
coupled in designing. They are opened and as far as dependencies. In most cases, they
can be use independently. There is show module in hierarchy of module level design.

:::| MODULE DESIGN |:::

Module:
Sahara_WEB_Sahara

Module: Module:
Input Thread WEB_Engine Thread

Module:
File_System

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10 Design Methodology
There are many ways to approach system design and many tools and techniques that
contribute to the design process. In this part we will find a discussion of still other
methodologies that are comely used by analysts.

10.1 Information System Design and Optimization System

(ISDOS) :-
It will be able to generate system specifications from user requirements recorded in a
machine-readable form, design an optimal system to meet these specifications, and
construct code for operational system.

10.2 Pseudo code:

Pseudo code can be used to describe an algorithm. Although pseudo code resembles
structured English (SE) in using a restricted subset of English, it may be coded and more
closely resemble a programming language.

10.3 Structured Design (SD)

Nature of SD is achieved (implemented) by dividing the system in independent modules
(separate pieces) that can be designed, implemented and modified with no (or little) effect
on other modules of the system. This structure chart, which resembles an organization
chart, shows relationships between units or modules, and how modules are combined to
achieve systems (organization) and design goals.

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11 Conclusion
In comparison with the other web server, it is very initial state that it is only skeleton of
web server. It have just modality for web processing that is root of web server so we have
to do lots of thing for this open source web server to enhance its facility and performance.

About the issue of security, this project is built on Sun JAVA SDK 5 so, all the security
and protection have been inherited automatically when we use this system. In additional
we have implement module coupling approach which make more secured and abstraction
in working modality and accessibility of processes.

Lastly, it is better system for Web system for device and small of unit of hardware which
is built in small resource of hardware. It is useful for learner to learn the working
principle of web server.

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