To verify if WebSpellChecker Server works properly, you may need to run several AppServer commands described in this section.
Starting AppServer on Windows and Linux
Start AppServer on Windows There are three possible options how you can start AppServer on Windows-based environments. Option A: Go to Windows Start –> All Programs –> WebSpellChecker –> AppServer –> Start WebSpellChecker Application Server Option B: Open Command Prompt –> Switch to [WebSpellChecker_Installation_Path]/AppServer –> Run AppServerX -start Option C:
Start AppServer on Linux Run the start.sh script to start AppServer using the following command below:sudo sh <WebSpellChecker_Installation_Path>/WSC/AppServer/start.sh
Stopping AppServer on Windows and Linux
Stop AppServer on a Windows server There are three possible options how you can stop AppServer on Windows-based environments. Option A: Go to Windows Start –> All Programs –> WebSpellChecker –> AppServer –> Stop WebSpellChecker Application Server Option B: Open Command Prompt –> Switch to [WebSpellChecker_Installation_Path]/AppServer –> Run AppServerX -stop Option C:
Stop AppServer on a Linux server Run the stop.sh script to stop AppServer using the following command below: Or your can also run the stop.sh script from the AppServer directory:sudo sh <WebSpellChecker_Installation_Path>/WSC/AppServer/stop.sh
/<WebSpellChecker_Installation_Dir>/WSC/AppServer/# sh stop.sh
Checking AppServer Version
To check the AppServer version, use the following commands:
- For direct connection to the AppServer Service:
http(s)://your_host_name:2880/?cmd=ver
- For connection to the Service via FastCGI, SSRV.cgi component and Web Server:
http(s)://your_host_name/spellcheck/script/ssrv.cgi?cmd=ver
To verify if WebSpellChecker Server works properly, you need to start AppServer Service and check its status and version. Option A (Direct connection to the AppServer Service): The port 2880 is the default port used by AppServer Service. If you specified a custom port number for the AppServer Service, use the next form of the link: http(s)://your_host_name:port/?cmd=ver Option B (Connection to the Service via FastCGI, SSRV.cgi component) and Web Server): If you specified a custom port number for a Web Server, use the next form of the link: http(s)://your_host_name:port/spellcheck/script/ssrv.cgi?cmd=ver
Here is a correct version response for WebSpellChecker Server 5.4.x on a Windows server: (c) 2000-2019 WebSpellChecker LLC All rights reserved. www.webspellchecker.netWebSpellChecker Version
Program name: ssrv Program version: 5.4.x.x x64 master:xxxxxxx (xxx) #xx for Windows
Checking AppServer Status
To check the AppServer status, use the following commands:
- For direct connection to the AppServer Service:
http(s)://your_host_name:2880/?cmd=ver
- For connection to the Service via FastCGI, SSRV.cgi component and Web Server:
http(s)://your_host_name/spellcheck/script/ssrv.cgi?cmd=status