Apple WebObjects 5 - Manual (Page 15)

C H A P T E R 2
What Is WebObjects?
Dynamic HTML Publishing 15
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Apple Computer, Inc. January 2002
Figure 2-2 shows a WebObjects-based dynamic publishing site. Again, the request
(in the form of a URL) originates with a client browser. If the HTTP server detects
that the request is to be handled by WebObjects, it passes the request to an HTTP
adaptor. The adaptor packages the incoming request in a form the WebObjects
application can understand and forwards it to the application. Based upon
templates you’ve defined and the relevant data from the data store, the application
generates an HTML page that it passes back through the adaptor to the Web server.
The Web server sends the page to the client browser, which renders it.
Figure 2-2 A dynamic publishing site
Relational database
Web server
WebObjects
adaptor
WebObjects
application
Templates
Static
HTML
pages
Web
browser
Web
browser
Web
browser
Request
http://store.apple.com/...
Response
HTML page