Still useful. However, this syntax is not worth everywhere. On my system,
[console]
SYNOPSIS
httpd [ -X ] [ -L libexecdir ] [ -d serverroot ] [ -f config ] [
-C directive ] [ -c directive ] [ -D paramètre ]

httpd [ -h ] [ -l ] [ -v ] [ -V ] [ -S ] [ -? ]
[/console]
so, the option -k seems not to exist on my Redhat, nor the -restart option.

I use Fedora Core 5 and it states in the man pages:



Strange .. Maybe some different versions?

Probably, yes. I'm using "Kernel 2.6.9-22.EL on an i686."

I'm on a 2.6.17-1.2187_FC5 64bit (x86_64)
Perhaps RedHat packages are a bit more expert orientated?
Since RedHat is really a server distro...
Well who knows.

These commands work too on my system
[console]
apachectl restart
apachectl -k restart
/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart
[/console]

bakr_2k5

This post has been edited by bakr_2k5: Sep 25 2006, 08:24 PM

Replying to mastercomputersReplying to nightfox

How was apache installed ??
If its residing under one of the system path then simple "service httpd restart" should have worked but if its source compiled with a different --prefix folder which you are not aware of then use "ps -wwaux | grep httpd" to get process listing , this will also give you the path under which you have the binaries, in my case I got this

Daemon 30146 0.0 0.0 171808 5548 ? S 22:12 0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start
Daemon 30321 0.0 0.0 171808 5552 ? S 22:21 0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start
Daemon 31419 0.0 0.0 171808 5544 ? S 23:18 0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start
Daemon 31421 0.0 0.0 171808 5552 ? S 23:18 0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start


My apache resides under "/usr/local/apache" so I can use
/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl restart/graceful/reload, I hope this info may be of some use.


-reply by Robinson

Apachectl
Restarting Apache Server

hi,

 I have fedora 9 OS . I have configered virtual web server . I want to start my default webserver which is located at  /var/www, but it always starting my virtual webserver which is I created under root directory /www...So my question is how I start my default webserver(/var/www). I used all the ways  but unable to start it... It always says processing  /www/conf/vhost/xyz.Conf and starts the apachectl .. Which I don't want to start.

comments are welcome...

Thanks,

-reply by Suraj Nayak

Ouch that's sound hard. You mmight want to re-install apache.