Train your IBM i System to listen to incoming webservices from the Internet. Using IBM's integrated Webserver (previously known as Apache) you can easily and quickly expose specific business functions to the internet - while taking care to fully secure all access through the business logic already built into your application programs.
Providing web services for external calls to your IBM i system can offer several significant benefits.
Integrating web services for external calls into your IBM i system can dramatically expand its functionality, boosting accessibility, versatility, and seamless integration with the wider world of technology. Such a strategy not only streamlines operations but also paves the way for groundbreaking collaboration and innovation.
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Train your IBM i System to listen to incoming webservices from the Internet. Using IBM's integrated Webserver (previously known as Apache) you can easily and quickly expose specific business functions to the internet - while taking care to fully secure all access through the business logic already built into your application programs.
IBM i IWS (Integrated Web Server) for serving IBM i Data to the Internet
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The IBM i Integrated Web Server (IWS) is a web server that is built into the IBM i operating system. It provides a platform for hosting web applications and services directly on the IBM i system
Steps to Install IBM HTTP Server for i on your IBM i server
The lesson walks you through confirming that the IBM HTTP Server for i has been correctly installed and is ready to use. It begins by outlining the authority requirements for accessing the Web Administration for i interface specifically that users typically need ALLOBJ and IOSYSCFG, or must be granted explicit permission to manage or create web‑related servers. The page then guides you through starting the HTTP Administration server using STRTCPSVR SERVER(HTTP) HTTPSVR(ADMIN) and verifying that it’s running via WRKACTJOB. Once the admin server is active, the lesson explains how to access the Web Administration interface through a browser at http://your_system:2001, locate the default HTTP server instance APACHEDFT, start it, refresh its status, and confirm that it shows as “Running.” Finally, it instructs you to open a browser and visit your IBM i host name to view the default welcome page, confirming the installation was successful.
Our Web server is installed and verified so now it's time to learn how to administer our webserver.
Sample RPGLE - IBM i Integrated Web Server
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Let's start with coding the most simple example of a webservice that we can think of. This will respond to any external webservice calls using IBM i internal webserver (IWS)
Copy Paste the RPG code, compile it and lets get ready to test this webservice on the IBM i Power System.
Create a basic IBM i Web Server ready for standard IBM webservices: First Step make sure your IBM i IWS is up and running go to IBM Navigator for i. This is easiest from IBM i Access Client Solutions or you can just enter the URL in your browser: http://yourIBMiname:2002/Navigator/mainframe/home NOTE: other machines I've been on use port 2001 (rather than 2002)
Download and Test with a Webservice Testing Tool - SOAPUI SoapUI is a popular tool for testing web services, especially SOAP and REST APIs. It allows you to create, run, and automate functional and load tests, as well as mock web services.
Some simple SQLRPGLE code that will run as an IBMi webservice... this is called from an external system, coming into our IBM i system via the Integrated Web Server. The webservice will list the JBA System21 Stockrooms and return them for the user that was passed...
Sample RPGLE - CGI Style Webservices
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Code example
Let's refactor the previous lessons web service examples (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) into a clean, modular service program. This approach makes your code reusable, testable, and ready for integration with IWS or CGI wrappers.
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