How do I start, restart or stop Apache 2 web server under Ubuntu Linux operating systems?
/etc/init.d/apache2 is service script used to start / stop / restart the Apache2 service under Debian or Ubuntu Linux. You need to login as root or use sudo command restart Apache.
Task: Start Apache 2 Server
# /etc/init.d/apache2 start
or
$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start
Task: Restart Apache 2 Server
# /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
or
$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Task: Stop Apache 2 Server
# /etc/init.d/apache2 stop
or
$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 stop
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Edit ~/.bash_profile and add:
alias apache='sudo /etc/init.d/apache2'Then it’s just apache start, apache restart, etc.
Thanks for the tip. It worked like a charm.
thanks man
These cmd line works great!!!!
Here is what works for me:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd (space) start
or
/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd (space) stop
nice tutorials,
is there a way to run the apache server as services just like in xampp?
Thanks,
man
wohooooooo,,,, good tutorial ,,, 4 thumbs ^_^
it s not workin for me….
the result is
sudo: /etc/init.d/apache2 commad not found
pls help me guys
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 do not put that column after sudo
i has stop my apache server, but another connections still establish
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14940 /tmp/orbit-username/
I’m from Brazil, and your tip helped me a lot, thanks!
sudo service apache2 restart