How to Start an HTTP Web Server

The SAP Sybase IQ HTTP web server starts automatically when you launch the database server with the -xs server option. This option allows you to perform the following tasks:

• Enable a web service protocol to listen for web service requests.
• Configure network protocol options, such as server port, logging, time-out criteria, and the maximum request size.

The general format of the command line is as follows:

iqsrv16 -xs protocol-type(protocol-options) your-database-name.db

Replace protocol-type and protocol-options with one of the following supported protocols and any appropriate protocol options:

• HTTP – Use this protocol to listen for HTTP connections. Here is an example.

  iqsrv16 -xs HTTP(PORT=8082) services.db 

• HTTPS – Use this protocol to listen for HTTPS connections. SSL version 3.0 and TLS version 1.0/1.1 are supported. Here is an example.

  iqsrv16 -xs "HTTPS(FIPS=N;PORT=8082;IDENTITY="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%"\SybaseIQ\samples\Certificates\rsaserver.id;IDENTITY_PASSWORD=test)" services.db 

• Configuration of Network Protocol Options
  Network protocol options are optional settings that provide control over a specified web service protocol. These settings are configured at the command line when you launch your database server with the -xs database server option.
• How to Start Multiple HTTP Web Servers
  A multiple HTTP web server configuration allows you to create web services across databases and have them appear as part of a single web site. You can start multiple HTTP web servers by using multiple instances of the -xs database server option. This task is performed by specifying a unique port number for each HTTP web server.