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I've seen all the movies and I'm bored, lets talk
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 7:33 PM
Subject: Trouble Shutting
Apache Down
I recently installed the Apache 2.2 binary, from the msi for XP.
I'm
just using it for experimenting, so I decided not to install it as a
service.
I tried to start it by running "apache" from the command-line as
stated in the manual, but that command doesn't exist on my system.
Its actually httpd.exe ...
that works
PATH is set correctly, plus I examined the Apache2.2 folder, and it
isn't present.
I then used the shortcut "Start Apache in Console" from the
start menu, which did work.
A console running apache opens, and remains
open.
Apache works fine.
The manual clearly states that apache can be
shutdown by either pressing CTRL-C from the open console, or by typing httpd
-k shutdown from another console
window.
CTRL-C does work
Yes I see httpd -k shutdown does not work on my
system, could be because its looking for a configuration file that we both
dont have set up
Neither of these methods work.
The httpd command appears to work
only when apache is run as a service. The error message produced for httpd -k
shutdown|stop is that no such service is present.
Why is the command
"apache" mentioned in the windows section of the documentation, when it isn't
present?
Why is the option "shutdown" mentioned in the documentation when
it isn't present in the httpd manual page?
How can I shutdown the server
nicely when started from the command line, and not run as a service?
You know, this is actaully
just the nature of open source, guys doing it for gratis, havnt got the docs
quite right, for all scenarios.
But it does say... do the
windows service thing and that I can tell you works really well.
Dont let it put you off this
product... you are going to bang your head a few times, opening ports up and
stuff, and the nature of the thing is that once its running the help is right
there in the thing.... /manual
Its a great product, and even
though most of the developers are real geeks on linux and think windows sucks
etc... its great on windows as well.
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