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Where Things Go

WebObjects is installed in a platform-dependent location. The following table shows the location for each platform:

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Platform    Installation Directory              
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NEXTSTEP    /NextLibrary/WebObjects             
Solaris     /usr/NextLibrary/WebObjects         
Windows NT  <NEXT_ROOT>/NextLibrary/WebObjects  
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Note: On Windows NT, you specify the location of NEXT_ROOT during the WebObjects installation process.

The NextLibrary/WebObjects directory, regardless of its location on your system, contains many of the resources required to run WebObjects applications. Within it, you'll find the following subdirectories:


Figure 4. The Contents of NextLibrary/WebObjects

Your web server must be able to access the components installed in NextLibrary/WebObjects to run the examples and WebObjects applications you write. Therefore, after installing WebObjects, make sure your web server's directories contain the following links or copies:

Figure 5 shows the resources that should be present in your web server after the WebObjects installation process is completed. If any of these links or copies are missing, check the ReadMe file in NextLibrary/WebObjects for any steps in the procedure that you may have missed.

Figure 5. The Contents of Your Web Server's Directories After Installing WebObjects

 

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