How can I initiate a restart of an Apache 2 Web Server on Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL, Fedora, or other UNIX-like operating systems? Could you provide the commands for starting or stopping the Apache 2 web server on a Linux system?
Apache is predominantly utilized for serving static content and dynamic web pages on the World Wide Web. Numerous web applications are crafted with the anticipation of the environment and functionalities offered by Apache. On Linux or Unix-like systems, Apache can be initiated or rebooted through any of the following methods.
Debian/Ubuntu Linux systemd users
# Start command ## sudo systemctl start apache2.service ## Stop command ## sudo systemctl stop apache2.service ## Restart command ## sudo systemctl restart apache2.service
View status using the following command:
sudo systemctl status apache2.service
# sudo service apache2 start # sudo service apache2 stop # sudo service apache2 status # sudo service apache2 restart