Starting and Stopping the Apache Server
As mentioned previously, the Apache server will automatically start each time you boot your system because the installation process installed a startup script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d. However, if you want to start the server manually at any time, you can use the apachectl program. For example,
#apachectl start /usr/local/sbin/apachectl start: httpd started
The apachectl program can also be used to stop the server, and it is the easiest and best way to do this. For example,
#apachectl stop /usr/local/sbin/apachectl stop: httpd stopped
If you want to restart the server, apachectl also has a command to do this rather than having to issue two commands:
#apachectl restart /usr/local/sbin/apachectl restart: ...
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