Roxen (web server)
| Original author(s) | Per Hedbor |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Roxen Internet Software AB |
| Initial release | 1996 |
| Stable release | 6.1.246-release5
/ May 7, 2018 |
| Written in | Pike |
| Type | Web server |
| License | GPL |
| Website | download |
Roxen is a free software web server produced by Roxen Internet Software, a company based in Linköping, Sweden and named after the nearby lake Roxen. It is released under the GNU General Public License. Roxen originally appeared as Spinner in the mid-1990s and is written in uLPC or Pike. During its heyday, Roxen was used by large companies such as RealNetworks, Granada Media, Xmission and MCI.
Roxen was in many aspects ahead of its time, featuring a web-based Graphical user interface (GUI) administration interface, loadable modules that could be written in several languages including Pike and later Java, dynamic content generation with a comprehensive caching system, replication systems for multi-headed servers, and an embedded SQL server for data-heavy server operations (as well as broad support for other databases). Roxen was built to meet the needs of content creators.