Oops.. should have read the thread... I spoke too soon -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Morgan [mailto:joseph.mor...@ignitesales.com] Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 7:06 AM To: Tomcat Users List; p...@pidster.com Subject: RE: Java programm to Shutdwon the tomcat server
True...we still don't have a clue what the OP's really trying to do... -----Original Message----- From: Pid [mailto:p...@pidster.com] Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 5:44 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: Java programm to Shutdwon the tomcat server On 26/02/2010 18:40, Joseph Morgan wrote: > And... if you are writing a java program do to this for you, such as a UI, > then you'll need to essentially reverse this to start it. PID's idea to > connect to the port to send the shutdown command will work for shutting it > down, but to start it back up... you'll still need to do > Runtime.getRuntime().exec(...) to get it going again from within the Java UI. At the risk of veering off-topic: if the OP wishes to start and stop Tomcat programmatically then they may consider the 'embedded' Tomcat method. http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/api/org/apache/catalina/startup/Embedded.html p > -----Original Message----- > From: André Warnier [mailto:a...@ice-sa.com] > Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 12:10 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: Java programm to Shutdwon the tomcat server > > > I suggest the following : > > I) If tomcat is running as a Windows service, then you should shut it > down by stopping the Windows Service (and not by stopping down Tomcat > directly). > > To stop the Tomcat-related Windows Service, there are two methods : > > a) use the "Services" applet of Windows > (e.g. "My Computer" --> Manage --> Services and Applications --> > Services --> Apache Tomcat 6), right-click and choose "Stop service" > > b) in a command window, use the command > net stop "Apache Tomcat 6" > > II) If Tomcat is not running as a Windows Service, but in a command > window, then : > > a) if you have started Tomcat with the command "startup.bat", then a > separate command window was opened to run Tomcat. > In that case, you have 2 choices to stop Tomcat : > > a-1) in the same window where you started Tomcat with the command > "startup.bat", enter the command "shutdown.bat". > > a-2) in the command window where Tomcat is running, enter CTRL-C > > b) if you have started Tomcat with the command "catalina.bat run", then > Tomcat runs directly in the Window where you entered this command. > To stop it, type CTRL-C. > > c) in any of the cases (a) or (b) above, the other methods indicated in > the previous messages will work also. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org