Entering content frame

Procedure documentation Starting and Stopping the Web Server on Microsoft Windows Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

When the Web Server is started, the Web Tools are automatically entered as the service SAP DB WWW with Startup Type manual.

You can start and stop the Web Server from the Start menu or the command prompt.

You start the Web Server using the system default values for configuring the Web Server.

Note

You can also use a different configuration file instead of the one proposed by the system.

Starting the Web Server Using the Start Menu

...

       1.      Choose Start ® Settings ® Control Panel ® Administrative Tools ® Services.

       2.      Select the service SAP DB WWW and choose Action ® Start or Stop to start or stop the Web Server.

Starting the Web Server from the Command Prompt

·        If you want to use the default configuration file when you start the Web Server, you can call up scripts for starting and stopping the Web Server.

To start the Web Server, enter the following command: net start sapdbwww

To stop the Web Server, enter the following command: net stop sapdbwww

·        If you want to change the default configuration file when you start the Web Server, change the configuration file entered in the file <independent_program_path>\web\pgm\wahttp.conf.

·        If you want to specify a different configuration file as soon when starting the Web Server, proceed as follows:

...

                            a.      Go to the directory <independent_program_path>\web\pgm

                            b.      Enter the following command to start the Web Server:
wahttp.exe [-i] [-u] [-d] [-f <file>] [-h]

-i

Registers the Web Server as a service

-u

Deletes the Web Server service entry

-d

Starts the Web Server directly

-f <file>

Specifies a different configuration file instead of the one proposed by the system

For <file>, specify the path and file name of the required configuration file

-h

Displays all possible options

Result

The Web Server and all Web Tools have been started. Once you have checked and, if necessary, corrected your browser settings, you can call up the Web Tools.

See:

Changing Your Browser Settings for the Web Tools

All Web Server accesses are logged by default. You can deactivate this logging function with the Web-based Web Server Manager or by changing the Web Server settings.

See:

Web Server Manager

Changing the Configuration of the Web Server

 

Leaving content frame