MATLAB on the Web (MATLAB Web Server)

MATLAB Web Server

Solaris/Linux Post-Installation Procedures
The MATLAB Web Server installation procedure places five scripts into the <matlab>/webserver directory:

webconf: Builds matlabserver configuration file (matlabserver.conf). See Chapter 2 for a discussion of matlabserver and the matlabserver.conf file. Use this script to specify the number of simultaneous MATLABs to run, the non-default TCP/IP port, and other variables.
webstart: Stops and restarts matlabserver via calls to webdown and webboot. These three scripts must all reside in the same directory.
webdown: Stops running matlabserver.
webboot: Starts matlabserver.
webstat: Displays matlabserver status information.

Enter the command

script_name -h

at the command prompt to see detailed information about a specific script.

After completing the MATLAB and MATLAB Web Server installation process, run the webconf script to generate the matlabserver.conf file. Then run webstart to start matlabserver. Run webdown at any time to stop matlabserver execution.

Automatic Startup at System Boot

To start matlabserver automatically at system boot, create the following links and file while logged in as root (superuser):

ln -s $MATLAB/webserver/webboot /etc/webboot$WEBSERVER_MARKER
ln -s $MATLAB/webserver/webdown /etc/webdown$WEBSERVER_MARKER

$WEBSERVER_MARKER is a marker string that uniquely identifies this release of the MATLAB Web Server. It is defined in the matlabserver.conf file. (See matlabserver.conf.) The default is _TMW$RELEASE, where $RELEASE is a string like 'R12', also set in matlabserver.conf.

Note: Add the -c configuration file option to webboot and webdown if the matlabserver.conf file is not in <matlab>/webserver or in the directory where the script is located. For example:

webboot -c $CONFIGURATION_FILE 
$CONFIGURATION_FILE

is the path to the file matlabserver.conf.

In the directory $MATLAB/webserver are two initialization scripts:

rc.web.sol2 (Solaris)
rc.web.glnx86 (Linux)

Solaris users should copy the script as shown below.

cp $MATLAB/webserver/rc.web.sol2 /etc/init.d/webserver

Linux users should copy the appropriate script as shown below.

cp $MATLAB/webserver/rc.web.glnx86 /etc/init.d/webserver (Debian)
cp $MATLAB/webserver/rc.web.glnx86 /etc/rc.d/init.d/webserver 
(Red Hat)

Open the copied file in a text editor and follow the directions for modifying the file. Save and close the file when you are done.
Solaris users should create a link in the rc directory associated with run level 3.

Linux users should look in /etc/inittab for the default run level. Create a link in the rc directory associated with that run level. For example, if it is 5:

cd /etc/rc5.d; ln -s ../init.d/webserver S95weberver (Debian)
cd /etc/rc.d/rc5.d; ln -s init.d/webserver S95webserver (Red Hat)

You can test the changes you have made without rebooting your system. To start the MATLAB Web Server on Solaris enter:

On Linux enter:

cd /etc/init.d (Debian)
cd /etc/rc.d/init.d (Red Hat)
./webserver start

To check that the MATLAB Web Server is operational on any system, enter:

$CONFIGURATION_FILE is the path to the file matlabserver.conf.

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