Starting and stopping the IBM HTTP Server on UNIX systems
This section provides information on using the Apachectl and Adminctl utilities. Links to related information appear at the end of this section.
Using the Apachectl utility
The Apachectl utility starts and stops the IBM HTTP Server on UNIX systems.
Location: You can find the Apachectl utility located in the base_directory/bin directory on the following operating systems:
- AIX: Locate the base directory at /usr/HTTPServer.
- HP: Locate the base directory at /opt/HTTPServer.
- Linux: Locate the base directory at /opt/IBMHTTPServer.
- Solaris: Locate the base directory at /opt/IBMHTTPD.
Options: The Apachectl utility contains the following options:
- Start: Starts server.
- Stop: Stops server.
- Restart: Restarts server by sending SIGHUP, or starts the server if it is not running.
- Fullstatus: Dumps a full status screen; requires the Lynx text browser and the mod_status module.
- Status: Dumps a short status screen; requires the Lynx text browser and the mod_status module.
- Graceful: Restarts server by sending SIGUSR1, or starts the server if it is not running, without shutting down completely.
- Configtest: Performs a configuration syntax test. This option does not check semantics;
see error log when starting server.
- Help: Provides help on the Apachectl utility.
Syntax: ./apachectl graceful
Default: None
Using the Adminctl utility
The Adminctl utility starts and stops the IBM HTTP Server Administration Server on UNIX systems. The location of the Adminctl utility and its options are identical to the Apachectl utility.
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