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This step-by-step guide is intended to outline the main steps for the WebSpellChecker application upgrade and reinstallation on the same server (hardware). 

1. Stop AppServer

First step that you need to perform is to stop WebSpellChecker Application Server of the existing installation.


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:

  • Go to Windows Start –> Control Panel –> Administrative Tools –> Services
  • Find WebSpellChecker Application Server Service on the list of all services
  • Click Stop


Stop AppServer on a Linux server

Run the stop.sh script to stop AppServer using the following command below:

sudo sh <WebSpellChecker_Installation_Path>/WSC/AppServer/stop.sh

Or your can also run the stop.sh script from the AppServer directory:

/<WebSpellChecker_Installation_Dir>/WSC/AppServer/# sh stop.sh

2. Install New Version

Install a new version of the application referring to one of the manuals below.


Important: If you are reinstalling/upgrading the application on the same server, you must skip the License Activation step. On both Windows and Linux-based environments the license is stored in a special system directory outside the WebSpellChecker installation folder and will be applied automatically.

3. Start AppServer

Once you completed all the upgrade/reinstallation steps, you need to start WebSpellChecker Application Server of your new installation.


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:

  • Go to Windows Start –> Control Panel –> Administrative Tools –> Services
  • Find WebSpellChecker Application Server Service on the list of all services
  • Click Start


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

4. Verify Operability

First of all, you need to check the application version and status. The version check will confirm the exact version of the application that you are running. The status check will provide you the health statuses of the main application engines: Spell Check, Grammar, Thesaurus.

  • Version: http(s)://your_host_name:[port]/spellcheck/script/ssrv.cgi?cmd=ver
  • Status: http(s)://your_host_name:[port]/spellcheck/script/ssrv.cgi?cmd=status

In addition to the version and status checks, you have to ensure that integrated spell/grammar checking functionality works properly in your web-system after the migration. Go to your web-system and check the controls where you expect to have spell/grammar checking.


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