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Introduction to PHP Reference Gateway

PHP Reference gateway is the UI developed by the Airavata team for demonstration purposes and also for interested science communities to work with. This user manual provides step-by-step information on obtaining a complete science gateway experience for science and scholarly communities using Airavata as a middleware platform. In the user manual we would also discuss main features and services provided for gateway communities via Airavata.

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  1. A new user has to create an account using ‘Create account’ link on top right hand corner of the gateway top banner.
  2. To create an account;
    1. Please enter User information and submit. A confirmation message will confirm the creation.
    2. Important;
      1. Username cannot have spaces.
      2. Username & password must be longer than 5 characters.
      3. Password is case sensitive.
      4. Enter all the mandatory fields indicated by a star; *.
    3. Account creation page
      1. Link:http://test-drive.airavata.org/PHP-Reference-Gateway/create_account.php
      2. Create User Account Page

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Image I - Create Account

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  1. Once the account is created successfully; login to the gateway using the created account.
  2. Gateway login screen link
    1. http://test-drive.airavata.org/PHP-Reference-Gateway/login.php
  3. OR
    1. use the 'Log In' link given on the 'Create New Account' page after account retain is successful.
    2. Login Page;

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Image II - Login

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  1. To create Projects navigate to ‘Project --> Create Project’ from the main menu. Enter Project Name (Mandatory) & Project Description (Optional) and Save.
  2. Project creation Screen
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    Image II - Create Project

  3. Prior to submission, fields can be cleared using Clear button.
  4. Successful creation of projects will be confirmed by message;
    1. Project <Project Name> created!

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  1. Screen navigation 'Project --> Search Projects' from the main menu.
  2. Search keys are;
    1. Project Name
    2. Project Description
  3. Search Project Page;
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    Image III - Search Project

  4. After selecting the search by key, user has to give  a value to search using the selected key. Click on Search.
  5. All the Projects as per entered key value pair will be listed.
  6. User can search for all projects by using (*) as a wild character. The * can be used when searching either options; Project name or description.
  7. When projects are listed by clicking ‘View’ at the end of the row user can navigate to ‘Project Summary’ page; all experiments created under the project will be listed. User can click on the experiment ‘Status’ and navigate to ‘Experiment Summary’ page.

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Image IV - Project Summary


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Image V - Experiment Summary

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  1. To create an experiment click on ‘Create Experiment’ from the main menu. Navigation Experiment --> Create Experiment

  2. Create Experiment Page - Experiment Information

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Image VI - Create Experiment

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    1. For values c, d and e if user does not enter,  default value will be taken as the input.

    2. For c and d user has to enter a value greater than or equivalent to 1.

    3. For e user has to enter a value greater than or equivalent to 0.

  1. Create Experiment - Application Configuration

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Image VII - Create Experiment Contd..

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  1. While entering application configurations user can reset just the application configurations using ‘Reset Application Configuration’ button or can start over from the beginning using ‘Start Over’ button.

  2. Once saved or Saved and launched user will be directed to ‘Experiment Summary’ page; can refresh the page and monitor experiment status changes.

  3. Experiment Summary Page

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Image VIII - Experiment Summary

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  1. User can search for experiment created by him/her through

    1. Experiments → Search Experiments

    2. Search Projects → View Project → View Experiment (by clicking on the status of the experiment) - Please refer Search Projects in Tutorial II above.

  2. In Search Experiments search keys are;

    1. Experiment Name

    2. Experiment Description

    3. Application

  3. Search Experiments Page

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Image IX - Search Experiments

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  1. Modify experiment by clicking on the edit icon (pencil) next to experiment name OR by clicking on ‘Edit’ button in Experiment Summary Page.

  2. User can modify all available fields except experiment status, application & experiment ID.  

  3. User can update experiments with statuses;

    1. CREATED

    2. CANCELED  

    3. FAILED

    4. UNKNOWN  

    5. VALIDATED

  4. Edit Experiment Page

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Image X - Edit Experiment

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  1. Gateway user can report issues faced within the gateway through this page.

  2. Page navigation: Help → Report Issue

  3. Raise a Bug Page

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Image XI - Raise a Bug

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  1. Gateway allows users to provide feedback as well as request for new applications via Request Feature Page.

  2. Page Navigation; Help → Request Feature

  3. Got Feedback? Page

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Image XII - Got Feedback?