Let's set the scene: Maybe you reconfigured your virtual hosts, or maybe you have a memory leak that is killing resources and you need to restart the server. Instead of rebooting the VM, you can simply restart Apache! Using terminal (MAC OS) or Putty (Windows), you can begin by logging into your server via ssh.
Assuming you have permissions, let's get started! It's as simple as using the service command to get the job done.
Linux Centos
Starting Apache
service httpd start
Stopping Apache
service httpd stop
Restart Apache
service httpd restart
Sometimes restarting apache will give you errors. This could be from a misconfiguration of your virtual host or something more serious. It is always good practice to check your configuration before you restart!
Check Syntax for Config Files
httpd -t
Check Syntax and showed parsed settings for virtual hosts
httpd -t DUMP_VHOSTS
You may see an output of "Syntax OK"- this is great! You can safely restart apache.
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