From b7a07cfdce29f2d45a2d99e82b96e9cba2d3dd04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Covener Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2013 16:24:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Merge r1031312 from https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk/: Correct the instructions for stopping an Apache server running in a Windows console. Reported by jhannwong. PR47325 git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x@1441768 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68 --- docs/manual/platform/windows.xml | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/manual/platform/windows.xml b/docs/manual/platform/windows.xml index 6efbbb1e5b8..303dcdb98d0 100644 --- a/docs/manual/platform/windows.xml +++ b/docs/manual/platform/windows.xml @@ -545,15 +545,19 @@ shortcut starts the service. If the Apache service is running already, the shortcut doesn't do anything.

-

You can tell a running Apache to stop by opening another console +

If Apache is running as a service, you can tell it to stop by opening another console window and entering:

httpd.exe -k shutdown -

This should be preferred over pressing Control-C because this - lets Apache end any current operations and clean up gracefully.

+

Running as a service should be preferred over running in a + console window because this lets Apache end any current operations + and clean up gracefully.

+ +

But if the server is running in a console window, you can + only stop it by pressing Control-C in the same window.

You can also tell Apache to restart. This forces it to reread the configuration file. Any operations in progress are allowed to @@ -565,7 +569,7 @@ httpd.exe -k restart -

in any other console window.

+

if the server is running as a service.

Note for people familiar with the Unix version of Apache: these commands provide a Windows equivalent to kill -TERM -- 2.47.3