How to start and stop apache2?

creatxr · January 11, 2009, 1:52am

I used yast->software management to install apache2.
But I didn’t find where it is installed.
How to start and stop apach2?
Where can I find httpd.conf?

ken_yap · January 11, 2009, 2:12am

It can be done from YaST under Network Services, or from the CLI, e.g.

/etc/init.d/apache2 start

or the SUSE shortcut

rcapache2 start

httpd.conf is in /etc/apache2. However there are some things that are easily done and do not require editing httpd.conf. In fact, httpd.conf seldom needs to be edited on SUSE. In particular included modules are specified in /etc/sysconfig/apache2.

creatxr · January 11, 2009, 2:40am

Thanks.
I got it.
It seems the commanders can only run under root user?

ken_yap · January 11, 2009, 2:51am

Well starting and stopping Apache can only be done by root (well actually by a process with effective root privilege).

creatxr · January 11, 2009, 5:01am

ken_yap:

It can be done from YaST under Network Services, or from the CLI, e.g.
/etc/init.d/apache2 start
or the SUSE shortcut
rcapache2 start
httpd.conf is in /etc/apache2. However there are some things that are easily done and do not require editing httpd.conf. In fact, httpd.conf seldom needs to be edited on SUSE. In particular included modules are specified in /etc/sysconfig/apache2.

How can I know which SUSE shortcuts exists?
How to list all the shortcuts?

ram88 · January 11, 2009, 8:29am

Type su in the command line, right after rc and hit TAB twice. I think all commands beginning with rc are opensuse shortcuts (correct me if I’m wrong).

geoffro · January 11, 2009, 9:00am

httpd.conf is in /etc/apache2