Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of WebSubmit

Timestamp:

Jan 30, 2017, 3:00:34 PM (7 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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WebSubmit

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-= Web-based job submission =
+= Local web-based job submission =
 
-You can develop web pages, run on your BOINC server, for submitting jobs.
-These pages are application-specific,
+A '''local web-based job submission system'''
+is a set of scripts that run on your BOINC server,
+allowing users to submit and monitor jobs without login access to the BOINC server.
+
+Note: consider using [RemoteOverview remote job submission] instead;
+this lets you put the job-submission web interface on a computer other than the BOINC server,
+and lets you use either Python or PHP.
+
+These scripts are application-specific,
 since the way that users specify parameters and input files depends on the application.
-
-These pages are easiest to implement in PHP.
+These scripts are easiest to implement in PHP.
 BOINC provides [RemoteOverview#LocalPHPinterfaces PHP APIs] to
-stage files, authenticate users,
-create jobs and batches, and so on.
+stage files, authenticate users, create jobs and batches, and so on.
 
  * '''inc/util.inc''': utility functions
@@ -19 +24 @@
 Input files can be handled in any of several ways:
 
- * Uploading them (from the submitter's computer) as part of the submission form.
-   The submission script would then [JobStage stage them].
- * Using the [RemoteInputFiles#Per-userfilesandbox user file sandbox] mechanism.
- * Serving them from a remote server.
+ * Upload them (from the submitter's computer) as part of the submission form.
+   The submission script must then [JobStage stage them].
+ * Use the [RemoteInputFiles#Per-userfilesandbox user file sandbox] mechanism.
+ * Serve them from a remote server.
 
 == Authorizing requests ==