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Windows 95/98 or NT version of Xitami

The 32-bit Windows programme can be downloaded and run. Choose an installation directory and build a programme group and Xitami-specific icons with the installation wizard. Use the command line argument “-nologo” to launch the installation wizard without displaying the iMatix logo.

Double-clicking the Uninstall icon removes Xitami. The ‘Add/Remove Programmes’ function in the control panel is also available under Windows 95 and NT 4.x. Xitami keeps a number of things in the Windows registry that the uninstall script ought to get rid of.

Once Xitami is installed, launch it and then connect using any web browser. The test page for “Welcome To Xitami” ought to appear. If another server is using port 80 while Xitami’s normal port (80) cannot be used, an error message is displayed. Use HTTP port 5080 or another option. 

Download Windows source code. MSVC 4.x or 5.x compiles WSX add-on protocol server expansion. Unzip the source package into a directory (such as c:xitamisrc) and double-click the xitami.mdp file to build. MSVC is now running. After clicking the “Build” button and letting everything build, click the “Run” button. It should be noted that this source package includes Xitami for the console (DOS box).

Overloading Windows 95 with TCP/IP connections might cause serious complications. Win95 is fine for testing and tiny sites, but use NT or Linux for serious sites. Consider installing the different patches and upgrades that are offered on the Microsoft website if you discover that your Win95 system displays the recognisable “Blue Screen of Death” when the server is substantially loaded.

for Windows 95/98 and NT, vanilla Xitami

for Windows 95/98 and NT, vanilla Xitami Although it functions a little quicker, the console version of Xitami looks less appealing than the full Windows version. On the other hand, it provides exactly the same functionality and is entirely compatible in terms of log files, security, etc. The 32-bit Windows console package can be downloaded and run. Your choice of installation directory will be requested by the installation programme, which will also create a programme group and Xitami-specific icons.

Xitami console users on Windows 98 report better performance than the graphic version. Use the console version of Xitami if the GUI crashes under Win98 after prolonged use. MSVC may cause this.

After installing Xitami, launch xidos32 and then connect with any web browser. The test page for “Welcome To Xitami” ought to appear. If another server is using port 80 while Xitami’s normal port (80) cannot be used, an error message is displayed. utilise the ‘-b’ option to utilise a different HTTP port. The typical HTTP and FTP ports are shifted by a small amount. ‘-b 5000’, for instance, starts the FTP service on port 5021 and the HTTP service on port 5080 for Xitami. Then, you would connect by entering http://localhost:5080/.

Ctrl-C will stop Xitami. This completely shuts off the server.

By double-clicking the Uninstall icon, Xitami can be removed. The ‘Add/Remove Programmes’ function in the control panel is also available under Windows 95 and NT 4.x.
Xitami as a Service Use Operating System 95

Under Windows 95/98, you may also set up the console version as a service. It is possible to immediately launch Xitami when the machine boots rather than when a user logs in thanks to a little-known feature of Win95/98. You are prompted to choose whether to install the Xitami console version as a Win95 service when installing the package. If you select this option, a little dispatcher called “C:Service.bat” is created and it just switches to the Xitami directory before running the programme.

The installation script creates a new item under “SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunServices” in the registry that launches the dispatcher. This entry may be removed whenever you want. To delete the call to xidos32.exe, change service.bat.

for Windows 3.1 or 3.11, Xitami

A 386 or higher processor is required to run Xitami on a Windows 3.x computer. If you don’t use any resource-intensive programmes, Xitami can run on a system as basic as 4Mb RAM.

Run the Windows 16-bit package after downloading it. Your choice of installation directory will be requested by the installation programme, which will also create a programme group and Xitami-specific icons. Click the Uninstall icon twice to remove Xitami. There are no new files produced by Xitami in the Windows folders.

Once Xitami is installed, launch it and then connect using any web browser. The test page for “Welcome To Xitami” ought to appear. Xitami won’t start if another web server is utilising port 80 already. Then you can connect by entering the URL http://localhost:5080/ and selecting a new port, such as 5080.

Some 16-bit Winsock libraries that we tested Xitami with are infamously unstable. The Microsoft winsock libraries that come with more current 16-bit versions of Explorer come highly recommended from us. Also reasonably durable is Windows 3.11.

Because of the restrictions of 16-bit Windows, Xitami does not support CGI applications running Windows 3.x. Xitami will display an error page whenever someone attempts to launch a CGI programme.

If you set up Win32s, you can also use Xitami’s 32-bit console version.This version has FTP, browser-based admin, and all Windows 95 and NT functionality except CGI. The LRWP protocol can be used to create web apps with this configuration.