cPanel API 2 Functions - RoR::stopapp

Warning:

The cPanel API 2 system is deprecated. We strongly recommend that you use UAPI instead of cPanel API 2.


Description

This function stops a Ruby application.

Warning:
  • We deprecated the legacy Ruby codebase. For more information, read our cPanel Deprecation Plan documentation.
    • To install Ruby and create Ruby web applications, follow the directions in our How to Create Ruby Web Applications documentation.
    • To register and manage Ruby applications, use the functions in UAPI PassengerApps module functions.

Examples


WHM API (JSON)

https://hostname.example.com:2087/cpsess###########/json-api/cpanel?cpanel_jsonapi_user=user&cpanel_jsonapi_apiversion=2&cpanel_jsonapi_module=RoR&cpanel_jsonapi_func=stopapp&appname=InTheNameOfLove
Note:

For more information, read our Calls from the WHM API documentation.


LiveAPI PHP Class

$cpanel = new CPANEL(); // Connect to cPanel - only do this once.

// Stop the Ruby app "InTheNameOfLove"
$stop_beforeyoubreakmyheart = $cpanel->api2(
    'RoR', 'stopapp',
 array(
        'appname' => 'InTheNameOfLove',
 )  
);
Note:

For more information, read our Guide to the LiveAPI System.


LiveAPI Perl Module

my $cpliveapi = Cpanel::LiveAPI->new(); # Connect to cPanel - only do this once.

# Stop the Ruby app "InTheNameOfLove"
my $stop_beforeyoubreakmyheart = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'RoR', 'stopapp',
{
        'appname' => 'InTheNameOfLove',
   }
);
Note:

For more information, read our Guide to the LiveAPI System.


cPanel Tag System (deprecated)

Warnings:
  • cPanel tags are deprecated . We strongly recommend that you only use the LiveAPI system to call the cPanel APIs. Examples are only present in order to help developers move from the old cPanel tag system to our LiveAPI .
  • cPanel API 2 calls that use cPanel tags vary in code syntax and in their output.
  • For more information, read our Deprecated cPanel Tag Usage documentation.

Command Line

cpapi2 --user=username RoR stopapp appname=InTheNameOfLove
Notes:
  • You must URI-encode values.
  • username represents your account-level username.
  • You must include the --user=username option.
  • For more information and additional output options, read our Guide to cPanel API 2 documentation or run the cpapi2 --help command.
  • If you run CloudLinux™, you must use the full path of the cpapi2 command:
    /usr/local/cpanel/bin/cpapi2

Output (JSON)

{
  "cpanelresult": {
    "apiversion": 2,
    "func": "stopapp",
    "data": [
      {
        "statusmsg": "stop ok",
        "status": 1,
        "mongrel_stderr": "",
        "mongrel_stdout": "Sending TERM to Mongrel at PID 18613...Done.\n"
      }
    ],
    "event": {
      "result": 1
    },
    "module": "RoR"
  }
}
Note:

Use cPanel's API Shell interface (cPanel >> Home >> Advanced >> API Shell) to directly test cPanel API calls.


Parameters

Return Type Description Possible values Example
appname string

Required

The Ruby application's name.

A valid string.

InTheNameOfLove

Returns

Return Type Description Possible values Example
statusmsg string Ruby's status.
  • stop ok
  • error
stop ok
status Boolean

Whether the function succeeded.

  • 1 — The function succeeded.
  • 0 — The function failed.
0
mongrel_stderr string

A reason for failure.

An error message. ""
mongrel_stdout string Output from the Ruby service. A valid string that contains the process ID. Sending TERM to Mongrel at PID 18613...Done.\n
reason string

A reason for failure.

This function only returns a reason value if it failed.

A string that describes the error.

This is an error message.
result Boolean

Whether the function succeeded.

  • 1 — The function succeeded.
  • 0 — The function failed.
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