If you have httpd running as a service in Centos, you can run service httpd status.
Thanks, Mike. But I'm running Debian and, for httpd, the old init.d thing. I would love to get a systemd working for it, but I need a real cookbook solution, 'cause everything I've looked at seems kind of hand wavy.
But, anyway, is the 'service' command usable by a non-root user?
Best regards,
-Tom