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Wt, C++ Web Toolkit
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What is Wt ?

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Wt is a C++ library for developing web applications. It consists of:



- libwt, a widget/rendering library

- libwthttp, an (async I/O) HTTP/WebSockets server

- libwtfcgi, a FastCGI connector library (Unix)

- libwtisapi, an ISAPI connector library (Windows)

- libwttest, a test connector environment



It also contains a C++ ORM, which can be used in a web application

(obviously), but can also be used on its own:



- libwtdbo, a C++ ORM

- libwtdbopostgres, PostgreSQL backend

- libwtdbosqlite3, Sqlite3 backend

- libwtdbomysql, MySQL and MariaDB backend

- libwtdbomssqlserver, Microsoft SQL Server backend

- libwtdbofirebird, Firebird backend



For more information, see [the homepage](http://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt

"Wt homepage").



Dependencies

------------



To build Wt from source you will need at least

[CMake](https://cmake.org/), [boost](http://www.boost.org),

and a C++ compiler like GCC, Clang or MSVC. See the

[minimum dependency versions](doc/MinimumDependencyVersions.md)

for an explanation about which versions Wt supports.



Optionally, you may want to add:



- [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org) for SSL and WebSockets support in

  the built-in httpd, the HTTP(S) client, and additional cryptographic

  hashes in the authentication module

- [Haru PDF library](http://libharu.org) which is used for painting to PDF

- [GraphicsMagick](http://www.graphicsmagick.org/) which is used for painting

  to PNG, GIF (on Windows, Direct2D can be used instead)

- [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/) for the PostgreSQL Dbo backend

- [MySQL](https://www.mysql.com) or [MariaDB](https://mariadb.org/) for the MySQL Dbo backend

- An [ODBC driver](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/odbc/download-odbc-driver-for-sql-server)

  for the Microsoft SQL Server Dbo backend, and [unixODBC](http://www.unixodbc.org/) on Unix-like platforms

- [Firebird](http://www.firebirdsql.org/) for the Firebird Dbo backend

- [Pango](http://www.pango.org/) for improved font support in PDF and raster

  image painting. On Windows, DirectWrite can be used instead.

- [ZLib](https://zlib.net/) for compression in the built-in httpd.



For the FastCGI connector, you also need:



- [FastCGI development kit](http://www.fastcgi.com/): you need the

  C/C++ library (libfcgi++)



Building

--------



Generic instructions for [Unix-like

platforms](https://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt/doc/reference/html/InstallationUnix.html)

or [Windows

platforms](https://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt/doc/reference/html/InstallationWindows.html).



Bug Reporting

-------------

Bugs can be reported here

http://redmine.webtoolkit.eu/projects/wt/issues/new



Demos, examples

---------------



[The homepage](https://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt), itself a Wt application,

contains also [various examples](https://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt/documentation/examples).



License

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Wt is available under two licenses:



- the GNU General Public License, Version 2, with OpenSSL exception. Only version 2 of the GPL applies. See the [`LICENSE`](LICENSE) file for more information.

- a [commercial license](https://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt/license/Wt%20License%20Agreement.pdf), which does not require you to distribute the source code of your application. Request a quotation [online](https://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt/download) or contact [email protected] for more information.



See [`doc/licenses.md`](doc/licenses.md) for an exhaustive list of the licenses

used by Wt, source code from external sources included in Wt

and common (optional) external dependencies.