Starting Apache on Windows ME

Anon

I installed php triad on my ME box and I dont know how to start/stop apache. I use the apache.exe but it wont shut off. What are the commands to eneter into a command prompt or the start->run box.

Thanks,
Frank

Anon

It might be CTRL+C in the DOS box to shutdown the Apache server.

janbrink

Try shortcut as provided during install :

"C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache\Apache.exe" -w -n Apache -k stop

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Dave

mithril

Frank,

The following are the Win32 command line options for controlling Apache. The the purposes of this example I'll assume Apache is installed in c:\apache.... change the path to reflect your setup (or better yet.... add the apache installation path to your %PATH% so you don't need to type it in everytime).

c:\apache\apache.exe -k start --> start the server
c:\apache\apache.exe -k restart --> do a graceful restart (waits for existing processes to complete)
c:\apache\apache.exe -k shutdown --> kill the server

If you have Apache installed as a service, the commands become:

c:\apache\apache.exe -n apache -k start
c:\apache\apache.exe -n apache -k restart
c:\apache\apache.exe -n apache -k shutdown

where "-n apache" == "-n 'name of apache service'". Apache is the default service name. HTH.

Cheers,

Geoff A. Virgo

Anon

Myself, I use batch files to start and stop apache.

c:\windows\startit.bat:
c:\"program files"\mysql\bin\mysqld
c:\"program files"\apache\apache -k start
exit

c:\windows\stopit.bat:
c:\"program files"\mysql\bin\mysqladmin shutdown
c:\"program files"\apache\apache -k shutdown
del c:\windows\temp\sess*
exit

Anon

Frank,
Your right. Under standard Win32, running apache.exe will run it in con. To terminate it, you must use ctrl-c. There is no other way around it! (-k start may work, but just apache.exe is the prefered method)

If your running WinNT, you can install Apache as a service and you can net start and stop it as you please, WITHOUT seeing the con.

The con is no big deal, just live with it bro! ;-)

Best of luck!

mithril

..... or if you're like me and hate open consoles, install it as a service regardless of your edition of 'Doze. As of 1.3.19, Apache supports "service installations" on Win9x as well (which of course ME is a member of). The drawback is that, due to the lack of native service support in Win9x, the service isn't as stable as WinNT's. God, isn't that scary.... services less stable that WinNT <sic>noted stabliblity</sic>🙂

Proper commands:

apache -i // install the service
apache -u // uninstall the service
apache -n <servicename> -k start // start service
apache -n <servicename> -k restart // gracefully restart service
apache -n <servicename> -k shutdown // kill service

By default, <servicename> is "apache". HTH.

Cheers,

Geoff A. Virgo