Start/Stop apache using shell script

Question

I am trying to start/stop apache 2.2, using shell script. At present I am using: /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl stop

If there is a way to start it: ./StartApache.sh start

Thanks in advance.

Why would you want to use a script in the current directory instead of the control program in the public directory? — Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams, Commented Sep 26, 2011 at 6:53

Jonathan Leffler · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-26 07:08:49Z

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Why not use the official way - the apachectl script? You can write your own script that invokes the official script, but why bother? And you certainly don't want it in your current directory - you have lots of directories, don't you? You might add your script to a directory on your PATH (such as $HOME/bin, assuming you have that directory and it appears on your PATH); you might simply add a symbolic link to a directory on your PATH that points at the official script.

If you must do it, then:

cd $HOME/bin &&
ln -s /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl ./Apache

Now you can do:

./Apache start
./Apache stop
./Apache restart

when you're in your $HOME/bin directory, and (more usually) just:

Apache start
Apache stop
Apache restart

without any path specified, so the shell finds the script for you. Of course, you could also simply add /usr/local/apache/bin to your PATH and use apachectl directly.

edited Sep 26, 2011 at 7:08

answered Sep 26, 2011 at 6:53

Jonathan Leffler

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