Ubuntu Server Start/stop/restart apache2 Web server

How does I start, restart, or stop Apache 2.x Web server on Ubuntu Linux operating systems using the command line options?

You can use any one of the following method to Restart/start/stop your Apache (httpd) sever on Ubuntu:

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Difficulty	Easy (RSS)
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2. /etc/init.d/apache2-A SYS v INIT style script to start/stop/restart the Apache2 service under Debian or Ubuntu Linux.
4. serviceCommand-this command work on most Linux distributions including Debian and Ubuntu.
6. upstartCommand-only works on latest version of Ubuntu.
8. apache2ctlCommand-this method should work on all Linux and Unix like operating systems.

Method #1:/etc/init.d/apache2Command examples

You need to login as root user or use the sudo command to control Apache Web-server.

Task:start Apache 2 Server

# /etc/init.d/apache2 start
Or
$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start

Task:restart Apache 2 Server

# /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Or
$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Task:stop Apache 2 Server

# /etc/init.d/apache2 stop
Or
$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 stop

Method #2:serviceCommand examples

To restart Apache 2, enter:
$ sudo service apache2 restart
To stop Apache 2, enter:
$ sudo service apache2 stop
To start Apache 2, enter:
$ sudo service apache2 start
To gracefully Reload Apache 2, enter:
$ sudo service apache2 reload

Method #3:upstartCommand examples

To-start Apache 2 on Ubuntu, run:
$ sudo start apache2
To stop Apache 2 on Ubuntu, run:
$ sudo stop apache2
To restart Apache 2 on Ubuntu, run:
$ sudo restart apache2
To gracefully reload Apache 2 on Ubuntu, run:
$ sudo restart apache2

Method #4:apache2ctlCommand examples

Apache2ctl is Apache HTTP server Control Interface command, which can be used to stop or start Web server under any Linux Distribution or UNIX.
To-start Apache 2 on Ubuntu, type:
$ sudo apache2ctl start
To-stop Apache 2 on Ubuntu, type:
$ sudo apache2ctl stop
To restart Apache 2 on Ubuntu, type:
$ sudo apache2ctl restart
To gracefully reload Apache 2 on Ubuntu, type:
$ sudo apache2ctl graceful

Ubuntu Server Start/stop/restart apache2 Web server