Roxen was in many aspects ahead of its time,[5] featuring a web-based Graphical user interface (GUI) administration interface,[6] loadable modules that could be written in several languages including Pike and later Java, dynamic content generation with a comprehensive caching system, replication systems for multi-headed servers, and an embedded SQL server for data-heavy server operations (as well as broad support for other databases).[7] Roxen was built to meet the needs of content creators.[8]
RXML (RoXen Macro Language[9]) is a server-side scripting language integrated into Roxen. This language has capabilities of scripting languages like Perl, but the HTML-like syntax makes it more familiar to content creators. Many Roxen sites were developed using the MVC pattern.[citation needed]
Notable tags include:
<if>[10] for conditional content (as well as tags for else, case, for, etc.)
<tablify>[11] for automatically transforming data into pretty tables
<cache>[12] for controlling the caching of dynamic content to reduce page fetch times/server loading
<gbutton>[13] and <gtext>[14] image generation tags
<diagram>[15] for converting data into graphical charts/graphs
<emit>[16] for generating content based on LDAP, SQL or filesystem queries (its trivial to build your own photo gallery with thumbnails using Roxen)
Roxen modules typically provide their functionality by extending RXML.
All RXML tags contain inline documentation which is used to fill out the online manual that is included on both Roxen's documentation site[17] and with every default server installation.
RXML also provides a variable system; all variables exist within a domain or "scope", e.g. form fields passed to the query are accessible as form.fieldname, user defined variables are stored in the var scope. Unfortunately, in its attempt to explain the two methods of variable instantiation, the documentation confuses most people.
In most cases, variables are referred to by name, but it is also possible to instantiate (insert the value of) a variable anywhere, in- or outside of tags/markup, using an XML entity-style markup, e.g. &page.path;. Optionally, one can specify encoding/escaping of the instance, e.g. &form.username:mysql; to insert a user-submitted value from a form safely into an SQL database or &page.path:js; to make a variable javascript safe.
roxen, server, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, . This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Roxen web server news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may be written from a fan s point of view rather than a neutral point of view Please clean it up to conform to a higher standard of quality and to make it neutral in tone March 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Roxen is a free software web server produced by Roxen Internet Software a company based in Linkoping Sweden and named after the nearby lake Roxen It is released under the GNU General Public License Roxen originally appeared as Spinner in the mid 1990s and is written in uLPC or Pike During its heyday Roxen was used by large companies such as RealNetworks 1 Granada Media 2 Xmission 3 and MCI 4 clarification needed RoxenOriginal author s Per HedborDeveloper s Roxen Internet Software ABInitial release1996 28 years ago 1996 Stable release6 1 246 release5 May 7 2018 5 years ago 2018 05 07 Written inPikeTypeWeb serverLicenseGPLWebsitedownload wbr roxen wbr comRoxen was in many aspects ahead of its time 5 featuring a web based Graphical user interface GUI administration interface 6 loadable modules that could be written in several languages including Pike and later Java dynamic content generation with a comprehensive caching system replication systems for multi headed servers and an embedded SQL server for data heavy server operations as well as broad support for other databases 7 Roxen was built to meet the needs of content creators 8 Contents 1 RXML 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksRXML editRXML RoXen Macro Language 9 is a server side scripting language integrated into Roxen This language has capabilities of scripting languages like Perl but the HTML like syntax makes it more familiar to content creators Many Roxen sites were developed using the MVC pattern citation needed Notable tags include lt if gt 10 for conditional content as well as tags for else case for etc lt tablify gt 11 for automatically transforming data into pretty tables lt cache gt 12 for controlling the caching of dynamic content to reduce page fetch times server loading lt gbutton gt 13 and lt gtext gt 14 image generation tags lt diagram gt 15 for converting data into graphical charts graphs lt emit gt 16 for generating content based on LDAP SQL or filesystem queries its trivial to build your own photo gallery with thumbnails using Roxen Roxen modules typically provide their functionality by extending RXML All RXML tags contain inline documentation which is used to fill out the online manual that is included on both Roxen s documentation site 17 and with every default server installation RXML also provides a variable system all variables exist within a domain or scope e g form fields passed to the query are accessible as form b fieldname b user defined variables are stored in the b var b scope Unfortunately in its attempt to explain the two methods of variable instantiation the documentation confuses most people In most cases variables are referred to by name but it is also possible to instantiate insert the value of a variable anywhere in or outside of tags markup using an XML entity style markup e g b amp page path b Optionally one can specify encoding escaping of the instance e g b amp form username mysql b to insert a user submitted value from a form safely into an SQL database or b amp page path js b to make a variable javascript safe See also edit nbsp Free and open source software portalComparison of web servers Server side scriptingReferences edit NoCrew news 2008 02 03T17 03 05 Home XMission Support Publishing www xmission com Archived from the original on 2005 01 14 Home Product Review The Roxen Challenger Web Server Install Roxen web server on centos Roxen How Much Is Too Much Functionality Roxen How Much Is Too Much Functionality Roxen Concepts If Tags lt tablify gt lt cache gt lt gbutton gt lt gtext gt lt diagram gt lt emit gt Roxen s documentation siteFurther reading editLeszek Pawel March 18 2002 Roxen WebServer 2 2 Linuxjournal com Retrieved 11 January 2018 Clyman John January 15 2002 Roxen WebServer 2 2 PC Magazine Retrieved 11 January 2018 External links editOfficial website Now a News Services site Dead Link Roxen Community Roxen Web Server development site Dead link https docs roxen com roxen 3 4 Documentation site Still online Feb 7th 2024 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roxen web server amp oldid 1204459581, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
