Starting and Stopping Apache

You can run apache in two different ways.

As a Windows Service

Installing apache as a windows service:

Open the command prompt and navigate to the bin directory.

Enter the following command

httpd  -k  install  -n  “service name”

Uninstalling apache as windows service:

Open the command prompt and navigate to the bin directory.

Enter the following command

httpd  -k  uninstall  -n  “service name”

Starting apache:

Open the command prompt and navigate to the bin directory.

Enter the following command

httpd  -n  “service name”  start

Restarting apache:

Open the command prompt and navigate to the bin directory.

Enter the following command

httpd  -n  “service name”  restart

Stopping apache: 

Open the command prompt and navigate to the bin directory.

Enter the following command

httpd  -n  “service name”  shutdown

As a normal process:

Open the command prompt and navigate to the bin directory.

Enter the following command

httpd

You will not see any message notifying that the server has started.

Access the following using your favorite browser 

http://localhost

You should see the following.

Click ctrl+c  in the command prompt to stop the server.