vqServer Startup
This page tells you how to start vqServer and also describes some important configuration changes that may be necessary when you run vqServer for the first time on your computer. Most of the information on this page can be ignored the second time you start vqServer. Starting vqServerFollow the startup instructions for your computer: After starting vqServer
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Changing the administration server portIf you are running other TCP/IP server programs (such as other web servers, ftp servers or mail servers) on your computer, you might need to change the administration server port before vqServer works correctly. If you need to do this, the message 9090: Unable to listen will be displayed in the vqServer window during the startup process. To change the administration server port:
The remainder of this documentation assumes that you are using the default administration server port, 9090. If you are not, you will have to use the appropriate port number wherever you see 9090. |
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Changing the main web server portOn computers running UNIX-like operating systems (such as Linux or BSD) it may be necessary to change the TCP/IP port of vqServer's main web server from 80 to 8080 if you do not have root privileges. If you need to do this, the message 80: Unable to listen may be displayed in the vqServer window during the startup process. To change the main web server port:
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Changing the administrator passwordYou should do this immediately after starting vqServer for the first time!
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Checking your computer name and IP addressComputers connected to TCP/IP networks such as the Internet use names (often called host names) and IP addresses to identify themselves to each other. vqServer provides this information to Java servlets and CGI scripts (so that they can identify your computer to other computers accessing your web site). vqServer tries to figure this information out for itself during its startup sequence. However, there are some circumstances in which vqServer might not be able to do this or might do this incorrectly. You should therefore check and if necessary amend this information. To do this:
vqServer version 1.9. Copyright © 1997-2000 Steve Shering and vqSoft. Last updated 29 June 1999. |
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