Miva
Miva, formerly HTMLScript,
is a Web applications development suite
that allows developers to create complex Web applications with little or no
programming experience.
Miva includes a server based program, called the
Miva Empresa Engine, which
functions as a pre-processor that reads and interprets the special HTML-like
Miva Script language
and then outputs the HTML to the browser.
Miva works with Java,
JavaScript, VBScript, and all browsers.
Miva is also supported by HoTMetal PRO 5.0 from
SoftQuad, a powerful
development suite for authoring and publishing sophisticated Web
sites.
Currently, there is no cost for the use of the Miva Empresa Engine on our
Virtual Servers. It is provided for use on our Virtual Servers
free of charge.
This is dependent on the vendor and is subject to change at any time.
Installation
To install Miva on your Virtual Server, simply
Telnet or SSH to
your server and run the following install script at the command prompt:
% /usr/local/contrib/miva-install
Although this release should be backward compatible, the miva-install script
does not replace any existing HTMLscript files from prior distributions.
Therefore, if you are
Upgrading Miva/HTMLScript, we strongly advise you
to concurrently run
both Miva and the prior version of HTMLScript to ensure that your existing
applets continue to function properly. If errors are reported, we
recommend that you make the necessary conversion to your HTMLScript applets
so that you can take advantage of the support for and performance enhancements
of the new Miva release.
The distribution is bundled with many ready to run applications.
These are also available at:
http://www.miva.com/products/engine/mia/templates/
Documentation
Online Miva documentation can be found in the
Miva Administrator Manual,
which is included in the installation distribution above, and the
Miva Script Reference Manual.
The Miva Corporation also provides
unlimited free support for Miva
via a threaded web based discussion forum and an email list server group.
