KR19990084036A - Methods and tools which can control Unix or Unix-like system with graphic user interface in world wide web, and methods and tools which make and manage internet web pages by these. - Google Patents

Abstract

In order to better create and manage web pages on the Internet, it is necessary to operate them. Many of today's homepages have accounts on a particular server, which is a Unix system, or run web hosting. Therefore, the operation of remote Unix-like systems is an important factor in the creation and management of web pages. Conventionally, the method for such an operation includes the use of software using protocols such as telnet and ftp. However, ordinary users have had a lot of effort and time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve these conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to simplify the operation of a remote UNIX system even when the user does not know how to use Unix commands, Telnet, or FT. It provides a method and tool that can be used on a graphical user interface (GUI). Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and tool for facilitating the authoring and management of Internet web pages using the above methods and tools.

For this purpose, the user enters a command by simple input and click after accessing a web page of a specific web server, which is interpreted as a UNIX command and delivered to a remote Unix system. The command is then executed on the remote system, the result is interpreted graphically, and then presented to the user.

In addition, today's Web page organization requires not only a simple HyperText Markup Language (HTML) but also various languages and graphics. Therefore, it is stored in a database that can be reused and modularized in advance. The web page can be inserted or created in a user's web page with simple input and click through a graphical user interface. To facilitate the authoring and management of

The present invention makes it possible to easily operate a remote Unix system through a graphical user interface via the World Wide Web without any software, even without knowing the Unix system and its commands. This also makes it easier for users to author and manage high quality web pages.

Description

Method and tools for operating remote Unix-like systems through the World Wide Web's graphical user interface, and methods and tools for creating and managing web pages using them {Methods and tools which can control Unix or Unix-like system with graphic user interface in world wide web, and methods and tools which make and manage internet web pages by these.}

The present invention relates to a method and tool for operating a remote Unix-like system, and to a web page authoring method and tool.

The use of the Internet is becoming commonplace in various fields around the world. In addition, the recent trend of the use of the Internet has been in the direction of actively expressing information and actively sharing information as various parts are popularized in the production and management of web pages. The representative web page for this is the Internet homepage.

To create and manage these web pages more efficiently and elaborately, it is necessary to operate the web server computer. The operating system that has been the basis of the Internet today is UNIX-based, and most of the operating systems adopted by the Internet web server are UNIX-based ones including Linux. In addition, the general individual is difficult to physically and economically operate the server itself, so that the homepage is operated by having an account on a specific server or web hosting. Therefore, the operation of remote Unix-like systems is an important factor in the creation and management of web pages.

Remote Unix-like systems can be manipulated using software using protocols such as telnet and ftp. However, for most users, learning and using these methods seems to be difficult and unfamiliar, and if you look for books and resources on the Internet, you can find their use and programs, but it requires a great investment of time and effort.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve these conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to simplify the operation of a remote UNIX system even when the user does not know how to use Unix commands, Telnet, or FT. It provides a method and tool that can be used on a graphical user interface (GUI). Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and tool for facilitating the authoring and management of Internet web pages using the above methods and tools.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a configuration of a remote Unix system operating method and a tool which have been used so far.

Figure 2 is a conceptual diagram of the configuration of a remote Unix system operation method and a tool used in the present invention.

Figure 3 is a detailed flowchart showing an embodiment of the operation of the Unix system in the present invention.

4 is a detailed flowchart illustrating an embodiment of homepage authoring and management following operation of a Unix system in the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

100: client

200: remote Unix system

300: a specific server to service by the present invention

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a basic concept of accessing a desired remote Unix system through login on the Internet web after accessing a web page of a specific web server, and operating and managing the same on a web. To do this, the user instructs the command through simple input and click on a web page or through a client program such as a Java applet, which can be interpreted as a UNIX command in a client program such as Java applet or a specific web server. The command is passed to. The command is then executed on the remote Unix system and the result is checked again by the client program or a specific web server, which is interpreted graphically and shown to the user. This process allows the user to operate a remote Unix system without a separate Telnet or FT program and without knowing the Unix commands.

In addition, today's web page organization is not only a simple HyperText Markup Language (HTML), but also a dynamic HyperText Markup Language (dHTML), a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS), and JavaScript. It is becoming more complex, including the CGI program (Common Gateway Interface program). Therefore, it is stored in a database that can be reused and modularized in advance. The web page can be inserted or created in a user's web page with simple input and click through a graphical user interface. To facilitate the authoring and management of

Hereinafter, the situation when using the above methods and tools will be described with an example.

Remote UNIX server directory and file management

In the case of Unix, the telnet protocol repeats the directory change command "cd" and the "ls" command to look at the file structure in the directory, checking and managing its directory and file structure. However, using the present invention, the user can view and manipulate his computer directory, file structure, directory of the desired remote Unix system, and file structure on both sides of the screen in a familiar graphical user interface as if they were viewing Windows Explorer in Windows 98. In particular, the directory and file of Unix system should be set for permission. This setting and change is very difficult for users who are unfamiliar with Unix. Again, permission information is received from the remote server, interpreted, and then presented as graphical elements, including character notation such as "-wrxw-xw-x" and numeric notation such as "755". A change command is indicated using a box or the like. These commands are then interpreted as Unix commands and passed to the remote server via the Telnet protocol for execution. After that, the result is received, interpreted, and displayed to the user.

Create and modify text files on remote Unix systems

When creating or modifying text files such as hypertext markup language files or perl script files, the Unix vi editor is used. However, most users are not familiar with the editors provided by these Unix systems. Therefore, users may download the desired files to their computers using the FT protocol and edit them with various editors, and then upload them to a remote Unix system using FT protocol. However, when using the present invention, a user opens a desired file with a client program such as a Java applet and uses it as a general text editor, which is interpreted as a V-eye editor command and a Unix command in a client program or a specific web server, and is actually a remote server. File operations on. Or, when a user opens a desired file with a client program such as Java Applet, the file is automatically downloaded by the FT protocol and temporarily stored in the user's computer, and used as a general text editor. If the user saves it, the modified file is uploaded to the remote Unix system and saved. In this process, the user does not need to use a specific FFT program and does not recognize the use of the FFT protocol.

-Check file paths on Unix systems

Unix commands such as "pwd", "which", and "whereis" are used to determine the absolute path of an account or the current directory on a remote Unix system, or to determine the path of a Perl interpreter or sendmail program. Should be used. However, most users unfamiliar with Unix systems can't do these commands. However, by using the present invention, the user's intention is interpreted on a client program or a specific web server using a command button, etc., which is already prepared, and the command is executed in a desired remote Unix system through the Telnet protocol. The result is then received on the client program or a specific web server and displayed to the user.

Insert and manipulate Cascading Style Sheets, JavaScript, CGI programs, and images

Today, not only the hypertext markup language, but also many languages and standards are used to create web pages. It takes a lot of effort and time for the average user to learn and learn these languages and standards. In addition, the processing of the images necessary to decorate a web page is a technique that can be obtained through a long period of training. However, by using the present invention, it is possible to simply author and manage a high-quality web page without the trouble described above. To do this, libraries of cascading style sheets, JavaScript, CGI, and images that are already ready to be reused are stored in a database on a particular web server. The user can access this particular web server through the World Wide Web and view the various cascading style sheets, JavaScript, CSI programs, and images to select and insert the desired functions and forms. When a web page file and directory are specified, the client program or a specific web server interprets it and configures it as a set of commands to operate a remote Unix system by using FT and Telnet protocols. In addition, the result is directly displayed to the user and feedback is provided so that the user can easily construct a high-level web page instead of a web page composed of a simple hypertext markup language.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described the configuration and embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a method and tool which has been commonly used to operate a remote Unix system. Reference numeral 100 denotes a client and reference numeral 200 denotes a remote Unix system. Here, the configuration used in the client 100 includes a telnet program 100A, an FTP program 100B, a web browser 100C, and the like. In order to send and manipulate commands to a remote Unix server, a specific telnet program is used to communicate via the telnet protocol. To exchange files with a remote Unix server, you use a specific FFT program through the FT protocol. To view a web page served by a remote Unix system, it is via a hypertext transfer protocol using a web browser. In this case, the problem is that a particular software or the like must be purchased, and each operation method and tool cannot be organically connected to each other, and a lot of time and effort are required to learn how to use the software.

2 is a conceptual diagram of a method and tool for operating a remote Unix system used in the present invention. Unlike FIG. 1, a third specific server 300 is required. The user accesses this particular server through the hypertext transfer protocol using the Internet World Wide Web. As shown in FIG. 1, a client views information through a hypertext transfer protocol from a remote Unix system or a specific server through a web browser. The client receives a client program 100D such as a Java applet from a specific server and instructs a command thereon. This client program consists of a graphical user interface and communicates with a specific server through various paths such as Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Telnet Protocol, and FT Protocol. In this case, the command transmitted to a specific server is interpreted as a UNIX command, and a specific server accesses and manipulates a remote Unix system through the Telnet protocol or the FT protocol. At the same time, there may be file exchanges via the FT protocol or web page transmission via the hypertext transfer protocol between the client and the remote Unix system. The result of this command is passed back to a specific server or client program, which is interpreted as a graphical element and displayed to the user.

Figure 3 shows a flowchart of an embodiment of the operation of a remote Unix system according to the present invention. In S1, the user connects to a specific server and authenticates. In S2, the specific server transmits a web page or a client program required by the user. S3 enters basic data such as account and password to authenticate to the remote Unix system you want to access and sends it to a specific server. In S4, the user then instructs the desired command. In S5, the command is interpreted as a UNIX command in a client program and passed to a specific server, or directly to a specific server and then interpreted as a UNIX command on a specific server. The interpreted command is then passed to the remote Unix system from a particular server in S6, and the command is executed in S7. Afterwards, the result is sent back to the client as a graphical element in S8, or the result is immediately interpreted as a graphical element in the client program. In S10 the result is reported to the user. If there is a command to be executed further, it returns to S4 to instruct the command or terminates.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method and a tool for web page authoring and management using a remote UNIX system operating method and tool as shown in FIG. 3. As in FIG. 3, in K1 and K2, a user accesses a specific server and receives a web page or a client program. In K3, information such as the type of library and the type of function that a user wants is sent to a specific server. In K4, the library is shown to the user on the specific server with the embodiment based on the information from K3. In K5, you specify a set of module libraries of the type and function you want, and in K6, you specify the web pages, files, directories, etc. that you want to insert. This information is sent from the K7 to a specific server, and from K8 back to the remote Unix system. This command is then verified by the user in K9 by requesting a result from the remote Unix system.

If you're not satisfied here, or if you have more commands to do, go back to K3 and ask for the kind of data you want, otherwise you'll end.

As described above, the operation method and tool of the remote Unix system according to the present invention can easily access the World Wide Web of the Internet without any software such as a specific telnet, FTP, text editor, etc. without knowing the system and command of the Unix system at all. It allows you to operate a remote Unix system through a graphical user interface. This also makes it easier for users to author and manage high quality web pages.

Claims (4)

In the operation method of a remote Unix system, when a user connects to another specific web server and instructs a command through a graphical user interface on the World Wide Web, the command is transmitted to a specific web server as a hypertext transfer protocol and interpreted as a UNIX command. Or, it is interpreted as a Unix command in the client program and transferred to the specific web server as a hypertext transfer protocol, and the command is transmitted to a desired remote Unix server through telnet or FT protocol, and the result is checked again in the specific web server. It is shown in the user's web browser or client program, and in a certain part, it is interpreted as a graphic element again, or the result is checked in the user's client program again and shown to the user. The remote UNIX system operation wherein the showing is interpreted as a graphic element again. In the operating tool of a remote Unix system, when a user connects to a specific web server and instructs a command through a graphical user interface on the World Wide Web, the command is transmitted to a specific web server as a hypertext transfer protocol and interpreted as a UNIX command. Or, it is interpreted as a UNIX command in the client program and transferred to the specific web server as a hypertext transfer protocol, and the command is transmitted to a desired remote Unix server through telnet or FT protocol, and the result is checked again in the specific web server. It is shown in the user's web browser or client program, and in a certain part, it is interpreted as a graphic element again, or the result is checked in the user's client program again and shown to the user. The client side, such as all the specific server-side programs, such as remote Unix servers Controls and Java applets, the client program, wherein the graphical elements are interpreted as showing again a remote UNIX server manipulation tools. The method of authoring and managing a web page using claim 1, wherein the user connects to a specific web page by the hypertext transfer protocol of the World Wide Web and is made of a reusable module that is displayed on the web server and stored in a database of the specific server. If you specify the desired function and type among libraries such as ding stylesheet, JavaScript, CSI, and image, and designate your own webpage, file, or directory to be inserted, it is interpreted as a suitable set of Unix commands. The method of authoring and managing a web page, which is performed by being delivered to a UNIX system, and shows the result back to the user so that the user can obtain a desired result through feedback. The tool for authoring and managing a web page using the method of claim 2, wherein the user accesses a specific web page through the World Wide Web's hypertext transfer protocol and is made of a reusable module that is displayed on the web server and stored in a database of the specific server. If you specify the desired function and type among libraries such as ding stylesheet, JavaScript, CSI, and image, and designate your own webpage, file, or directory to be inserted, it is interpreted as a suitable set of Unix commands. The server side web page authoring and management tools and Java applets, such as all programs on a specific server, characterized in that they are delivered to the UNIX system and executed, and the results are presented back to the user. As a client pro Authoring, management tools of web pages on the client side, such as RAM.