Windows NT/Windows 2000: Starting the SAP DB Web Server 

Prerequisites

Configuring the SAP DB Web Server

Conventions

Variables, Operating System Architecture

Procedure

You can start the SAP DB Web Server either directly or as a service.

To do this, use the file wahttp.exe with the appropriate call parameter and, if required, the command for starting the service.

You can specify the registry path for the configuration required when starting the SAP DB Web Server. You have the following options here:

Call Parameter

You can use the following call parameters for the SAP DB Web Server:

wahttp [-i] [-u] [-d] [-f <file>] [-h]

Starting the SAP DB Web Server Directly

Start the SAP DB Web Server as follows:

  1. Go to directory <installation_path_web_tools>/pgm
  2. Enter the following command: wahttp.exe -d

Starting the SAP DB Web Server as a Service

  1. Follow these steps to register the SAP DB Web Server as the service sapdbwww :
    Go to directory
    <installation_path_web_tools>/pgm
    Enter this command:
    wahttp.exe –i
    You only need to register the service
    sapdbwww once.
  2. Start the SAP DB Web Server Service sapdbwww .
    To do this, enter the following command:
    net start sapdbwww

You can stop the SAP DB Web Server-Service sapdbwww by entering this command:
net stop sapdbwww

You can delete the SAP DB Web Server Service sapdbwww by entering this command:
<installation_path_web_tools>/pgm/wahttp.exe –u

Result

When you start the SAP DB Web Server, the SAP DB Web Tools are automatically made available as Web Server Services.

SAP DB Web Server accesses are logged if you have enabled logging ( Configuring the SAP DB Web Server).

Next Installation Step

Configuring the Web Browser

Integration

Configuring and Starting the SAP DB Web Server