Benefits

The PL/B Web Server benefits include:

• Web Server Simplicity
  
  The PL/B Web Server is simple and easy to install, configure, and executes PL/B programs as normal web pages. The server eliminates the expense of having to educate developers to learn HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS classes. The server can also be used as a simple tool for those customers that need to develop and test web pages.
   

• Deployment
  
  Any operating system that has a browser can be a client. Client software downloads, installations, and configurations are not required. The use of industry standard browser clients automatically invokes the downloading of HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS classes needed by clients.
   

• Security
  
  The PL/B Web Server can be configured to only execute specific PL/B programs from a browser client. Programs can be compiled using the ‘R’ compiler option which prevents direct program execution from the browser client. Programs compiled with the ‘R’ compiler option can only be executed using a CHAIN instruction or when loaded as a LOADMOD module. Support for SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) to provide secure communications is also included.
   

• Scalability
  
  The PL/B Web Server can be expanded based on a simple authorization configuration.
   

• Programming
  
  The PL/B Web Server allows the programmer to implement applications as with any PL/B runtime. All PL/B development tools can be used. The developer does not have to learn about HTML5, JavaScript, or CSS classes to create a Web application. The PL/B Web Server is implemented to allow execution of existing PL/B programs.
   

• Performance
  
  The PL/B Web Server employs industry standard technologies that use standard caching techniques to achieve the best possible performance over a TCP/IP socket connection. Use of good programming guidelines as outlined for the PL/B Application Server apply to PL/B Web applications as well. The PL/B Web Server uses instruction buffering techniques to help give the best performance while minimizing connection messages. In addition, the server uses shadowing data techniques to minimize the connection messages between the browser client and the server. These techniques give even better performance by eliminating unnecessary client\server message interactions.
   

• Return on Investment
  
  Corporations have a tremendous investment in application software. The PL/B Web Server provides a company resource that expands the customer accessibility to existing application databases. In addition, this expanded usage can be achieved using PL/B developers with no addition training.