Installation guide

Interactive Multiuser Web Applications
FlashCONNECT Administrator’s Guide 19
A detailed explanation of each element, along with the FlashCONNECT solution, is
illustrated in the example below.
Web Server
The Web server includes the FlashCONNECT CGI, ISAPI, and Java Servlet connectors
and FCService.
fccgi.exe, fcisapi.dll,
or FCServlet
UNIX: The HTTPD server starts the connector application
fccgi.exe or FCServlet when it receives an HTTP
connection destined for a FlashCONNECT dynamic
application. The connector passes the data between
FCService and the HTTPD server.
Windows: The HTTPD server starts the connector
application fccgi.exe, fcisapi.dll, or FCServlet when it
receives an HTTP connection destined for a
FlashCONNECT dynamic application. The connector
passes the data between FCService and the HTTPD
server.
FCService The FCService directs data packets between the Web
Server or mvDesigner Server and the database server.
When a connection is made, the FCService sees if the
connection is part of an already established session.
• If it is a new connection, FCService begins a new
session, selects a free database server socket, and
passes the data from the browser to the database
server.
• If it is an existing connection, FCService directs the
data from the browser to the database server socket
that is waiting for it.