[IBM i]

Editing web server configuration files

Edit web server configuration files to configure a web server.

Before you begin

Avoid trouble: There are some web server configuration settings that cannot be edited:
  • The plugin-cfg.xml and plugin-key.kdb properties on the Servers > Server Types > Web servers > web_server_name > Plug-in Properties page of the administrative console are grayed-out because they cannot be edited.
  • After the web server definition is created, the /config/webserver_name value that is appended to the end of plugins_root cannot be edited.

[IBM i]Use the IBM® Web Administration for IBM i to configure IBM i web servers to communicate with a WebSphere® Application Server. Doing so automatically updates the web server configuration files as needed. See the topic about creating and configuring an HTTP server instance for more information.

[IBM i]If you must change a configuration for some reason, you can use the IBM Web Administration for IBM i to re-configure the web server, or you can edit the files. The recommended approach is to always use the IBM Web Administration for IBM i to configure the web server configuration file. However, sometimes you must edit the files.

You must determine whether your web server application uses a 32-bit or 64-bit architecture. If your machine supports a 64-bit architecture, you can use either a 32-bit or a 64-bit web server application. The following examples show how to determine which the architecture for your web server application:
  • For Apache-based web servers, including IBM HTTP Server, you can determine the architecture using the following techniques:
  • For other, non-Apache based web servers, use the following techniques. These techniques also work for Apache-based web servers.

If the web server application uses a 64-bit architecture, the plug-in library should be loaded from the plugin_root/bin/64bit directory. If the web server application uses a 32-bit architecture, the plug-in library should be loaded from the plugin_root/bin/32bits directory. If the plugin_root/bin/64bits directory does not exist, you must use the 32-bit architecture.

About this task

This task points you to information on editing web server configuration files. Select a link appropriate for your web server.

Procedure

  • [IBM i]See the topic about configuring an HTTP server instance for information about configuring your web server.
  • Configure IBM HTTP Server powered by Apache 2.x.
  • Configure IBM HTTP Server. See Configuring IBM HTTP Server.

Results

[IBM i]You can use the IBM Web Administration for IBM i to configure IBM i Web servers. You can also configure a web servers by editing its configuration.