[plt-scheme] Controlling web-server

From: Paul Steckler (steck at ccs.neu.edu)
Date: Sun Aug 11 10:42:58 EDT 2002

Sylvain Beucler wrote:
> Is there a way to control the web server's execution?
> I would like to stop or restart it (like with the Help Desk daemon). But
> when I use it under Win98, it runs a 'invisible' tasks (only visible with
> Ctrl+Alt+Suppr).
> The only way I found to shut it down is to kill it using the Windows
> "Program not responding" dialog box - even if the server actually works
> well. A not very 'clean' way to do it.
> I tried to use "web-server.exe -h", but I did not find anything on that.

The Help Desk application creates a small MrEd window
with a Shutdown button.

Look at plt/collects/help/help.ss, if you'd like to try that
approach.

-- Paul



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