Using the administrative console to start IBM HTTP Server

You can use the WebSphere Application Server administrative console to start and stop IBM HTTP Server.

About this task

You can administer IBM HTTP Server through the WebSphere Application Server administrative console using the WebSphere Application Server node agent or using the the IBM HTTP Server administration server. An IBM HTTP Server that is defined to a deployment manager (dmgr) managed node is administered using the node agent. An IBM HTTP Server that is defined to an unmanaged node is administered using the administration server.

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Important: You must start the IBM HTTP Server administration server with the same Userid used to start IBM HTTP Server. Starting both IBM HTTP Server and the IBM HTTP Server administration server as root allows them to drop privileges at runtime processing; this is the recommended configuration.
In addition, the Userid used to start the IBM HTTP Server administration server must be the same as defined on the Admin.conf directive:
  • User <admin>
  • Group <admgoup>
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Procedure

  1. Launch the WebSphere administrative console.
  2. Click Servers > Web servers.
  3. Select your server by clicking the check box.
  4. Click Start.
  5. You can stop IBM HTTP Server by clicking Stop.

Results

To confirm that IBM HTTP Server started successfully, open a browser and type in your server name in the URL box.

If you are going to run Application Response Measurement (ARM) agents, make sure you have the authority to run ARM agents when you start IBM HTTP Server.

What to do next

You can configure your server for:
  • Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
  • Lightweight Directory Access (LDAP)
  • [AIX] [Windows] Fast Response Cache Accelerator (FRCA)



Related tasks
Starting and stopping the IBM HTTP Server administration server
Securing with SSL communications
Authenticating with LDAP on IBM HTTP Server (Distributed systems)
[AIX] [Windows] Serving static content faster with Fast Response Cache Accelerator
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