The Mbedthis AppWeb Server install distribution for Windows is
published in one formats
The distribution image contains the binary distribution,
documentation and samples in the one package. During installation you
will have the option of installing the full package or portions of
the distribution.
Installing
the EXE Image
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Login with administrator privileges.
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Run winzip and
extract the contents of the Zipped EXE install image
(appweb-VERSION-BUILD-WIN-i3886.exe.zip) to a folder of your choosing.
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Select Run from the Start menu and browse
to the location holding the EXE install image
(appweb-VERSION-BUILD-WIN-i386.exe) and select it.
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Click OK.
Removing
AppWeb
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Login with administrator privileges
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Run the Add / Remove Programs applet from the control
panel.
- Select the Mbedthis AppWeb Server and choose
remove.
Silent
Installation
If you need to do batch or unattended installations, you can install
AppWeb silently. Use the /silent switch to suppress questions and
/verysilent to suppress all visual output.
Running
AppWeb
The AppWeb program may be run manually or it may be configured
to start automatically as a windows service. AppWeb is configured by
default to listen on port 7777. To test that it is serving pages, point
your browser at http://localhost:7777.
To tailor the Mbedthis AppWeb configuration, including the default
port, you may wish to edit the appweb.conf configuration file.
Running
AppWeb as a Windows Application
To
run AppWeb manually you will need to first stop it running a a service.
To do this, right click on the AppWeb icon in the system tray (usually
bottom left of the screen) and select Stop.
Alternatively, select Services from the Administrative Programs group
in the system Control panel. Scroll down for Mbedthis AppWeb and double
click. Then select Stop to stop the AppWeb Service. Once the service is
stopped, you can start AppWeb manually.
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Display the contents of Programs > Mbedthis AppWeb
under the Start menu.
- Select Mbedthis AppWeb. The application will be
started and its icon will appear in the status area of the Windows
taskbar.
Running
AppWeb from the Console
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Select Run from the Start menu and type:
c:\appweb\appweb -l stdout:2
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Click OK
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A command.com window will appear
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To exit the application, close the window
Running
AppWeb as a Windows Service
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Login with administrator privileges.
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Select Run from the Start menu and browse
to the AppWeb installation directory and select appweb.exe
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Type in the Open field:
{Installation Directory}\appweb.exe -c -i "-d -c"
This will install AppWeb as a service. When AppWeb is started by the
Windows Service Control Manager, it will pass the "-d" switch to AppWeb
which instructs it to run as a daemon (service).
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Click OK.
- To remove appweb as a service, repeat the procedure above
but use the uninstall switch -u.
To tailor the Mbedthis AppWeb configuration, you may wish to
edit the appweb.conf configuration file and then restart AppWeb.
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