Installation guide

What’s New in iPlanet Web Server, Version 4.1
12 iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition Release Notes • June 20, 2001
New MaxRqHeaders Directive for magnus.conf File
The default limit for request headers is now 32 entries, and can be adjusted higher as needed by
using the
MaxRqHeaders nn directive in the magnus.conf file. Note that the request headers cannot
be set below 32.
New Platform: Linux Support
iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition Version 4.1 now runs on Linux platforms (with kernel 2.2.12
or later and glibc-2.1.2 or later).
JavaScript and Java Enhancements
iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition Version 4.1 contains the following JavaScript and Java
enhancements:
• JSP 1.1 API (except for the web applications support): iPlanet Web Server now supports the
latest version of JavaServer Pages. Note that JSP 0.92 is still supported.
• Servlets 2.2 API (except for the web applications support): iPlanet Web Server now includes
API-level support for 2.2 (except for WAR files), which is fully backwards-compatible with 2.1.
• SHTML <SERVLET> tag is supported: Servlets can be easily called from an SHTML
document.
• Multiple servlet contexts now supported: Multiple servlet contexts can now be configured by
editing the servlets.properties and contexts.properties files. For more information, see the
beginning of these specific files.
• Native JVMs support (JDK 1.2 is supported on all platforms)
• LiveWire (Server-Side JavaScript) supports Javascript 1.4
• Server-side JavaScript supports LiveConnect 3, which uses native JVMs instead of the Netscape
JVM.
Note: iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition 4.1, does not support Java server-side applets (also
called HttpApplets). Use Java servlets instead.
Debugging Servlets with Forte for Java
To set up iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition 4.1 so you can use the Forte for Java debugger,
follow these steps: