Note: This documentation is for an old version of Webinator. The latest documentaion is here.

Running the Administrative Interface

Note to Webinator 2 users: The Webinator 2 gw command is included in the Webinator 4 package. See ``Using gw'' (4.7.2) for details.

The administrative interface to Webinator is a web application that you access using your web browser. Access it using the URL that was given to you during installation. It will be something like:

On Unix: http://YOURSERVER/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/dowalk

On Windows: http://YOURSERVER/scripts/texis.exe/webinator/dowalk

Where YOURSERVER is the hostname, and possible port number, used to access the web server where Webinator is installed.

The cgi-bin and scripts portions refer to the CGI directory you specified during installation. The examples given above are the most common. Your path could be different.

texis and texis.exe are the names of the Texis Web Script interpreter and is a program that resides in your CGI directory. It is not a directory.

The portion after texis, /webinator/dowalk, is a ``virtual'' path indicating the location of the administrative script relative to your web server's ``document root'' directory. The administrative script is called dowalk and is installed in the directory called `webinator` under the document root you specified during installation.

When you run the administrative interface you will be asked for the login and password. By default there is one login name. It is webinator in all lowercase. If no other accounts have been added you will not have to enter the name. It will be filled in for you. Your login will be remembered in a cookie until you logout. This way you don't need to enter the password every time you enter. Note: If you share your computer or it is otherwise available to people that should not be administering the Webinator system you should logout when you are finished.

The administrative interface uses JavaScript to enhance its functionality and ease of use, but it will also work well without it. No Webinator functionality will be lost without JavaScript. In this document the user interface will be described assuming that JavaScript is enabled.