Mobile Web Server

Explore the possibilities created by a truly personal, truly mobile web server

Mobile Web Server (MWS) is a concept developed by Nokia Research Center. MWS allows users of S60 devices to serve static and dynamic web pages, using an optimised version of the Apache web server.

MWS creates a new world of possibilities for serving and sharing content, as well as providing a mechanism to interact with device content over the web.

Learn more about MWS from these key Forum Nokia resources:
Tools
Documentation
Wiki
Discussion Boards

What is Mobile Web Server?

MWS is designed to offer a fully accessible web experience hosted on an S60 device. To achieve this, Nokia delivers the following:

Mobile Web Server application

MWS is delivered as a signed application installation file (SIS) for S60 3rd Edition devices. The installation file can be downloaded directly to a device or installed via a PC. The application includes an implementation of the Apache web server and Python. The installation includes content that enables users to make use of MWS immediately after it’s been set up and provides examples users can modify to suit their needs.

Mymobilesite.net

The mymobilesite.net provides a gateway infrastructure for HTTP connectivity to MWS on devices. Users register on site to obtain a domain name within mymobilesite.net. Once their domain has been created, a user’s MWS can be accessed in the same way as any other website. The gateway also provides a web cache and an authentication system for accessing MWS content, enabling users to control access to their site. All connections to the gateway are made using an SSL connection.

Developing for MWS

Content for MWS can be created on an S60 device. However, many developers may wish to take advantage of PC-based web content and Python development tools. To enable PC-based development, Mobile Web Server Plug-ins are available. These plug-ins add MWS to an S60 3rd Edition SDK and enable the testing of websites and web services on a PC, before they are deployed to a device.

The plug-ins include a number of examples, such as the Mobile Mashup example. This example allows developers to explore the new mashup architecture facilitated by MWS, where mobile devices serve content directly, as shown below.

Research

Work on MWS is continuing at Nokia Research Center. The most recent result of this work is Personal Apache MySQL PHP (PAMP) stack, a Symbian OS implementation of Linux Apache MySQL PHP (LAMP) stack. LAMP Stack is the technology used to run in the region of 40 per cent of websites. PAMP can be installed on top of MWS, after which the PHP language and MySQL are available for developing mobile websites. PAMP stack is available from the PAMP section of Wikis for Nokia Open Source Projects. Note that PAMP stack is experimental and may not be suitable for production applications. Developers are advised to consult the PAMP wiki for more information.

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