SQL Anywhere® Server - Database Administration  > Tutorial: Using the Sample Database

Lesson 4: Stop the database server

You can now stop the database server you just started.

In Windows, you can stop a database server by clicking Shut Down on the Server Messages window.

To stop the database server running the sample database (Windows)

1. Double-click the SQL Anywhere icon in the Windows taskbar.

   The Server Messages window appears.

2. Click Shut Down.

To stop the database server running the sample database (Command prompt)

1. Open a command prompt.

2. Change to the SQL Anywhere installation directory.

3. Stop the personal database server running the sample database by executing the following command:

   dbstop demo10

   The Stop Server utility (dbstop) can only be run at a command prompt, and is not available on NetWare. See Stop Server utility (dbstop).

4. Delete the c:\demodb directory.

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