This topic describes how to start and stop the IBM® HTTP Server administration server on
distributed platforms.
About this task
Start the IBM
HTTP Server administration server as follows.
Avoid trouble: Do not enable the IBM HTTP administration server in security-sensitive environments.
Procedure
-
From the Start menu:
- Click Start > Programs > IBM HTTP Server > Start Administration Server. A message box displays
that indicates the server has started.
- If the IBM HTTP
Server administration server does not start, complete the following steps:
- Open the Control Panel.
- Click Services.
- Double-click IBM
HTTP Server Administration Server to start the server.
Confirm that IBM HTTP Server administration server started successfully by checking the admin_error.log
file for a "start successful" message. If you use the developer installation option, then the IBM HTTP Server
administration server does not install as a service. You have to run the httpd.exe file from a
command line with the
-f option. From the default directory,
type:
httpd -f conf\admin.conf
-
The adminctl command starts and stops the IBM HTTP Server administration server.
You can find the
adminctl command in the
bin
subdirectory, within the IBM HTTP Server installation directory. If that directory is not in your PATH, the full path
should be given on the command line. Start or stop the IBM HTTP Server administration server using the default admin.conf
configuration file as follows:
- Run the adminctl start command to start the server or run the
adminctl stop command to stop the server. Issue the commands from the default
directories, based on your operating system:
- /usr/IBM/HTTPServer/bin/adminctl start|stop
- /opt/IBM/HTTPServer/bin/adminctl
start|stop
For example, The
adminctl command is not in your PATH, the IBM HTTP Server
installation directory is
/usr/IBM/HTTPServer, and the default configuration
file is used as
follows:
# /usr/IBM/HTTPServer/bin/adminctl start
# /usr/IBM/HTTPServer/bin/adminctl stop
Important: The admin.conf configuration file supports single-byte
characters (SBCS) only.
- Confirm that IBM
HTTP Server administration server started successfully by checking the
admin_error.log.