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Configure 2 or more different customer on the same server.
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  Arcadio Bianco
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  Jul 19, 2020 @ 12:46pm

How can I have the same application for different clients on the same server.

Both will use the same exe (easyprod.exe) but in different folders due to different settings.

E.g.

Customer 1 localhost\easylabweb

Customer 2 localhost\easylabweb1

Customer 3 localhost\easylaweb2 etc,

I even managed to create the other domain in IIS etc, but the problem is to register the same Exe name. How should I proceed?

Thanks!

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  FoxInCloud Support - Thierry N.
  Arcadio Bianco
  Jul 19, 2020 @ 01:40pm

You need 2 different projects, each having its own GUID and server name to deploy and register the COM objects in 2 different folders.

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  Arcadio Bianco
  FoxInCloud Support - Thierry N.
  Jul 19, 2020 @ 04:14pm

I figured it could be that! I thought it would have some other way.

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  Arcadio Bianco
  Arcadio Bianco
  Jul 19, 2020 @ 07:13pm

It worked perfectly, each client running the website folder and the executable, however, when I run the command below. Easyprod1 and easyprod2 are going to localhost/easyprod. What do I have to change?

	thisform.wUserLogOff()
	wBackHome() 
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  Arcadio Bianco
  Arcadio Bianco
  Jul 20, 2020 @ 11:47am

I fixed. l only changed the path in XXXprod.ini in the virtual property. Worked perfectly. Thank you!

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  Arcadio Bianco
  Jul 20, 2020 @ 01:01pm

right, glad you could figure out the fix

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  Arcadio Bianco
  FoxInCloud Support - Thierry N.
  Jul 21, 2020 @ 06:46am

The only thing that didn't work was that when I stop IIS, easyprod1.exe and easyprod2.exe are not closed, only easyprod.exe is closed properly. What else do I need to configure?

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  Arcadio Bianco
  Jul 21, 2020 @ 10:39am

strange… check your COM server definition in each wc.ini

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  Arcadio Bianco
  FoxInCloud Support - Thierry N.
  Jul 21, 2020 @ 04:48pm

Follow below, my wc.ini.

; .INI FILE FOR WC.DLL
; ==========================

; wc.dll reads this file once at startup, and each time you press the
; 'Update DLL INI File' button in the 'Editing Config Files' form
; (admin.asp > 'Edit configuration files' .../wc.dll?wwMaint~EditConfig)

; Comments in this file originate partly from web connect documentation,
; partly from FoxInCloud to ease server setup. You obviously can delete or
; simplify these comments when your application goes into production.

; wConnect documentation about this file is titled "The wc.ini configuration file"

; Everywhere in this file, you need to replace 'easy' by your application 
; code as explained in the FoxInCloud documentation:
; http://foxincloud.com/How-to.php?HowTo=awServerDev

; easyProd.exe means either the Test or Production version of 
; your FoxInCloud Server.

; 'Test' and 'Development' are 2 different concepts for FoxInCloud:
; you should have a Test server in your production environment to test
; changes in your application before putting them into production for real users.

[wwcgi]

; ==================================
; BASE DEVELOPMENT SETTINGS
; ==================================

Path=C:\Users\Public\FoxInCloudTemp\easy\
; Full path to wConnect Temp files directory.
; REQUIRED
; wc.dll needs to write into this directory:
; - requests files when running with 'Mechanism=File' (see below),
; - its error log (file 'wcErrors.txt')
; As wc.dll may run under various NT accounts depending on how you setup
; wc.dll application in your site/virtual directory configuration,
; it is advisable to give the widest rights to most users on this dir.
; Typically, on a development machine, giving 'full control' to 'all users'
; on 'c:\Temp\' is a common practice.
; Rights should be further refined on a production machine.
; MUST MATCH 'Tempfilepath=' in your FoxInCloud Server configuration file.

Timeout=400
; Delay in seconds to allow a request to finish.
; REQUIRED
; wc.dll aborts request after this number of seconds elapses
; Set to the longest possible request in your application
; If you have very long requests (batch printing, archiving, etc.),
; consider building an asynchronous process.
; Keep in mind that, the longer the timeout, the longer the server
; will appear busy to other users; in production, you can overcome
; this by launching several COM servers (see 'Mechanism' and 
; [Automation Servers] below)
; Recommended values:
; - developement: 600
; - production: 5-20


AdminPage=/easyProd1/admin/admin.asp
; Admin Page used for Backlinks from pages generated by wc.dll
; Indicate a full server relative WEB path (starting with '/')

; ===================================
; OPTIONAL DEVELOPMENT SETTINGS
; ===================================

Template=wc_
; Message File Template (1st 3 letters), default is 'wc_'
; REQUIRED FOR 'Mechanism=File'
; Only needed if you intend to use a different template
; MUST MATCH 'Template' in your FoxInCloud Server configuration file.

PollTime=100
; Delay in milliseconds for wc.dll to poll the 'Path=' directory 
; for 'completion' messages from the FoxInCloud Server
; REQUIRED AND USED ONLY FOR 'Mechanism=File'
; This setting is ignored with 'Mechanism=Automation' above,
; thus saving response time in this mode.  

PostMethod=UrlEncoded
; Value: URLEncoded or INI
; FoxInCloud recommends keeping URLEncoded
; Must match POSTMETHOD in wconnect.h / wconnect_override.h

FileStartInstances=0
; FoxInCloud makes no use of this setting.

Impersonation=0
; Determines under which user context wc.dll executes internal ISAPI requests
; 0 (default, recommended for FoxInCloud) 
; No impersonation: wc.dll runs under the underlying IIS account (SYSTEM or NETWORK SERVICE),
; or user defined for Application Pool to which wc.dll belongs.
; 1
; wc.dll uses user impersonation and runs under the account that is currently logged in.
; This means IUSR_ for anonymous requests or the specific user if Basic or Windows Authentication is applied against the request.

; =========================================================
; PRODUCTION SETTINGS (Full licensed developers only) 
; =========================================================

Mechanism=Automation
; Indicates how wc.dll communicates with FoxInCloud/wConnect Server.
; REQUIRED
; File
; ----
; This is the original Web Connection file based messaging:
; both wc.dll and the FoxInCloud Server poll the above 'Path=' directory 
; for Request and Response files.
; In order for this mode to operate, your FoxInCloud Server
; must 'listen to requests', IOW run in any of the following way:
; - by typing in FoxInCloud Studio IDE
; DO easyProd.prg
; - by:
; . compiling your easyProd.pjx into easyProd.exe
; . running easyProd.exe from Windows (double click on explorer) 
; Can be set by http://.../wc.wc?_maintain~SetFileMechanism
; This mode can only be used in the development phase as your production
; FoxInCloud Server requires 'Mechanism=Automation' described hereafter.
; Automation
; ----------
; Use OLE Automation Server Interface
; In this mode, wc.dll instantiates the COM server(s) indicated in the
; [Automation Servers] section below, and exchanges Request and Response
; messages through a synchronous method call / RETURN through COM.
; Can be set by http://.../wc.wc?_maintain~SetAutoMechanism
; This mode is required in a FoxInCloud production environment. 
; Interactive
; -----------
; Call up the VFP development environment via Automation.
; FoxInCloud makes no use of this setting.

AdminAccount=
; Account for admin tasks such as 'http://.../wc.wc?_maintain~*' or 'http://.../wc.wc?wwMaint~*'
; Possible values:
; <Empty>
; no Authentication; recommended in development, 
; strongly discouraged in Production
; NT User Account(s)
; example: user1,user2,user3
; Any of the specified user account(s) must log in
; Case-sensitive with most browsers
; Any
; Any NT user account may log in

ExeFile=
; Full path to your easyProd.exe 
; wc.dll uses this key to:
; - DEVELOPMENT: launch your easyProd.exe in file mode
; (not really useful in development as you can simply double click your .exe in Windows Explorer)
; - PRODUCTION: update your easyProd.exe with a new version specified in the 'UpdateFile' key below. 
; Crucial when using easyProdServerUpdate.prg (derived from awStart.prg!awServerUpload()) to update a your Production FoxInCloud Application Server. 

UpdateFile=
; Full path to the new version of your easyProd.exe
; This path usually points to a secured directory shared on FTP where you upload 
; new versions after full testing in your development environment.
; We encourage developers to use easyProdServerUpdate.prg,
; (derived from awStart.prg!awServerUpload()),
; which fully automates this update process.  

[Automation Servers]
; Settings in this section apply when 'Mechanism' key is set to 'Automation',
; IOW when wc.dll instantiates your FoxInCloud Server as a COM
; object (OLEPUBLIC clause in your application server class definition).

; This is REQUIRED IN PRODUCTION, optional in development though it is 
; strongly advisable to fully test your FoxInCloud Server in COM mode
; on your development machine BEFORE going into production.

; Please note that, as wConnect, FoxInCloud uses plain .exe COM objects
; as opposed to 'COM+' objects obtained by compiling project into a .dll 

Server1=easyProd1.easyProd1Server
Server2=easyProd1.easyProd1Server


; Name of the COM servers generated when compiling your project into a .exe
; The naming scheme above is FoxInCloud standard; you may check the actual
; name in your project's information panel (Project > Project Info.. Ctrl+J),
; 'Server' tab, 'Description' field.
; The NT user account under which wc.dll runs must have the right to 
; instantiate this COM object; you can check this with DCOM configuration
; utility (DCOMcnfg.exe); please check out West-Wind Web Connect documentation
; for more information.

; Server4=easyProd.easyProdServer,RemoteServer
; This is an alternative syntax where COM object may be instantiated on a 
; different machine named 'remoteServer'.

; West-Wind recommends a maximum of 2 COM servers per available CPU  

ServerLoading=0
; When wc.dll instantiates several COM servers,
; determines how requests cycle through the servers.
; 0 - Load Based
; Server only gets called when the previous one is busy.
; Typically the first server is worked heaviest and the last server the least.
; FOXINCLOUD RECOMMENDS THIS VALUE as FoxInCloud Server skips restoring
; form state when the same user issues successive requests on the same server.
; 1 - Round Robin
; Request always cycle through servers sequentially.
; All servers are loaded equally.

KeepAlive=1
; This flag allows getting around a DCOM bug that causes COM objects
; loaded by IIS threads to unload after 8 minutes of idle time. 
; 0 - Normal
; Servers can unload. Use this if your servers are lightly loaded
; and run with short requests and you want the system to unload
; these servers to preserve resources.
; 1 - Keep Alive
; Keeps an extra COM reference to force servers to stay alive at all times.
; Servers unload only when IIS unloads or when you use
; Web Connection's own unload links.
; FOXINCLOUD RECOMMENDS THIS VALUE OF 1.

[Extra Server Variables]
; Use this section to add additional HTTP Server variables that IIS provides to your incoming Request object.
; Though Web Connection provides the most common variables,
; this option allows you to retrieve any additional Web Server variables that aren't natively provided.
; To find out the server variables that IIS exposes, see MSDN online.
; Use Var1, Var2, Var3 etc. keys to specify each of the server vars to add as in the following examples:
; Var1=LOCAL_ADDR
; Var2=APPL_MD_PATH
 
[HTML PAGES]
; Use these to override DLL messages
; Full Path required
; A future version of FoxInCloud will provide branded pages here. 
TimeOut=
Busy=
NoOutput=
OleError=
Maintainance=
Maintainence=
Exception=
Execption=
NoLoad=

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  Arcadio Bianco
  Jul 22, 2020 @ 01:10am

Looks OK; to better understand how it works:

  • IIS application pool (AP) runs each application's script-mapped wc.dll
  • wc.dll instantiates the COM server indicated by wc.ini
  • when IIS AP stops, wc.dll unloads COM server before stopping
Gravatar is a globally recognized avatar based on your email address. re: Configure 2 or more different customer on the same server.
  Arcadio Bianco
  FoxInCloud Support - Thierry N.
  Jul 22, 2020 @ 02:05pm

Well, other than that. The rest worked perfectly. Is it okay for me to create a script to eliminate these exes when necessary?

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  Arcadio Bianco
  Jul 23, 2020 @ 12:17am

It's a matter of preference… I would rather try to understand what starts this undesired exe…

FWIW, if your admin page is protected, …/admin.asp?ProcessList=true lets you kill the undesired process(es):

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