BR Web Server Limitations
Posted: Sun May 22, 2016 7:30 am
The latest copy of the BR Web Server and documentation can be obtained from ftp://ftp.brulescorp.com/Dll_Distr/web_server/.
The BR Web Server presently supports HTTP 1.0. There is a major update to HTTP (HTTP 1.1) that has been implemented in many web servers. Updating BR to support HTTP 1.1 is in the works. Meanwhile many of the 1.0 limitations can be worked around by running the BR web server in conjunction with Apache. This is described near the end of the Web Server documentation.
The main reason why HTTP 1.1 is needed is because of limitations built into Microsoft networking. Older Microsoft servers have a 12k per message imitation. Server 2012 has a 68k limit. These limitations can be circumvented through a concept called "chunking" which is included in the HTTP 1.1 specification. However, if the user data you serve to your web applications does not exceed 68K in a single transmission, then the BR web server may be what you need.
The most important feature of the BR Web Server is the ease of debugging. The second most important feature is its ease of setup.
The BR Web Server presently supports HTTP 1.0. There is a major update to HTTP (HTTP 1.1) that has been implemented in many web servers. Updating BR to support HTTP 1.1 is in the works. Meanwhile many of the 1.0 limitations can be worked around by running the BR web server in conjunction with Apache. This is described near the end of the Web Server documentation.
The main reason why HTTP 1.1 is needed is because of limitations built into Microsoft networking. Older Microsoft servers have a 12k per message imitation. Server 2012 has a 68k limit. These limitations can be circumvented through a concept called "chunking" which is included in the HTTP 1.1 specification. However, if the user data you serve to your web applications does not exceed 68K in a single transmission, then the BR web server may be what you need.
The most important feature of the BR Web Server is the ease of debugging. The second most important feature is its ease of setup.