Preface

Welcome to Oracle WebDB! This guide provides information about installing Oracle WebDB Release 2.2.

This preface includes the following sections:

Section
"Intended Audience"
"Structure"
"Conventions"
"Related Publications"

Intended Audience

This guide is intended for users who are responsible for installing Oracle WebDB.

Structure

The Oracle WebDB Installation Guide is comprised of the following chapters:

Chapter	Contents
Chapter 1, "Overview"	Provides information about the Oracle WebDB system requirements and WebDB architecture.
Chapter 2, "Installing WebDB 2.2 on Windows NT"	Provides Windows NT-specific information for a typical or custom Oracle WebDB installation. Deinstallation information is also provided.
Chapter 3, "Installing WebDB 2.2 on Solaris"	Provides Solaris-specific information for an Oracle WebDB installation. Deinstallation information is also provided.
Chapter 4, "Oracle WebDB Migration"	Provides information about upgrading from Oracle WebDB 2.1 to Oracle WebDB 2.2. Also covered is migration of WebDB sites and how to drop a WebDB site from your database.
Chapter 5, "Configuring the WebDB Listener and PL/SQL Gateway"	Provides complete information about configuring the Oracle WebDB Listener and PL/SQL gateway for optimal performance.
Chapter 6, "Configuring Variables and General Configuration"	Provides important information on setting up Oracle WebDB environment variables and general configuration issues. Note  Setting up the environment is an essential task for ensuring a successful WebDB installation.
Chapter 7, "Integrating interMedia Text in WebDB Site Builder"	Provides instructions on setting up interMedia Text to perform text searching in Web sites created with WebDB.
Chapter 8, "Setting Up the WebDB CGI Executable and WebDB Cartridge to OAS"	Provides instructions on manually installing and configuring the WebDB CGI Executable and WebDB Cartridge.
Chapter 9, "Troubleshooting"	Provides solutions to problems or errors you may encounter while using Oracle WebDB.

Conventions

The following typographical conventions are used in this guide:

Convention	Meaning
boldface	Used for emphasis. Also used for button names, labels, links, and other user interface elements.
italics	Used to introduce new terms. Also used enclosed in angled brackets (<>) to represent a variable. Substitute an appropriate value.
courier	Used to represent text you need to type. Also used for file names and directories.

Related Publications

You may also wish to refer to the following publications which are available in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) in the \docs\us directory on your WebDB CD-ROM, or orderable from Oracle.

Oracle WebDB publications

Part Number	Title	Description
A77054-01	Oracle WebDB Release Notes	Describes last minute changes to the product or documentation.
A77075-01	Oracle WebDB Tutorial	Provides step-by-step lessons that teaches you the basics of WebDB.
A77057-01	Creating and Managing Components - Task Help	Provides procedural help on the various tasks you can perform with WebDB.
A77055-01	Creating and Managing Components - Field-Level Help	Provides screen-specific help for each WebDB page.
A77056-01	Creating and Managing Sites - Task Help	Provides procedural help on the various tasks you can perform in WebDB sites.
A77058-01	Creating and Managing Sites - Field-Level Help	Provides screen-specific help for each WebDB site page.

Other Oracle publications

Part Number	Title
A58230-01	Oracle Net8 Administrator's Guide
A60172-02	Oracle Application Server Administration Guide
A67843-01	Oracle8i interMedia Text Reference
A67845-01	Oracle8i interMedia Text Migration