29.3. Starting and Stopping Apache

Before browsers can connect to the Apache Web server on your system, Apache's server process must be started. You can check to see if it is currently running by looking at the top of any of the pages in the module. If links labelled Apply Changes and Stop Apache appear, then it is currently active. If only the link Start Apache appears, however, it is not yet running.

To start it, click the Start Apache link. If all goes well, the page that you are currently on will be redisplayed and the links at the top should change to indicate that it is now running. Otherwise, an error message will appear explaining what went wrong. Most likely the cause will be an error in the configuration file.

To stop the web server ...

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