StudioTips - Omnis Web App Server - Ping Test

You can use this page to test communication with your Omnis Studio Web App Server.

  1. Download the pingOmnisWebServer library.
  2. Install and open the pingOmnisWebServer library on your web server.
  3. Fill in the information below and click the Ping the Omnis Web App button.
URL to the Omnis Web App Server CGI:
Omnis Library:
Omnis Remote Task Class:
Omnis Server Port:

JavaScript is used to submit an HTTP GET to the Omnis Web Server in the form of:

http://DomainNameOrIPAddress/cgi-bin/nph-omniscgi?OmnisServer=5912&
OmnisLibrary=pingOmnisWebServer&OmnisClass=rtPing

You should receive a written response in a separate browser window.

If your Omnis Web App server is running on a local computer or a private intranet copy the source of this web page to a new html file on your computer and then ping your Omnis Web App Server from the page on your computer.

If pinging the Omnis Web Server App fails, check the following:

  1. Is Omnis Studio running on the server?
  2. Is the version of Omnis Studio Web App Server capable?
  3. Did you install the Omnis CGI in your server's CGI directory?
  4. Is the pingOmnisWebServer library open?
    (Or if a different library is being tested is it open and does it contain the rtPing remote task class?)
  5. Has the $serverport property been set on Omnis Studio running on the server?
    Check File > Server Configuration... or Omnis Preferences.
  6. Is port 80 blocked by a router or firewall?
  7. Try quit and restart Omnis Studio on the server.
  8. Make sure only one instance of Omnis Studio is running on the server.

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