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[root@localhost ~]# apachectl start

Start the Apache daemon. Gives an error if it is already running.

[root@localhost ~]# apachectl stop

apachectl stop: Stops the Apache daemon.

[root@localhost ~]# apachectl restart

apachectl restart: Restarts the Apache daemon by sending it a SIGHUP. If the daemon is not running, it is started. This command automatically checks the configuration files via configtest before initiating the restart to make sure Apache doesn't die.

[root@localhost ~]# apachectl fullstatus

fullstatus: Displays a full status report from mod_status. For this to work, you need to have mod_status enabled on your server and a text-based browser such as lynx available on your system. The URL used to access the status report can be set by editing the STATUSURL variable in the script.

[root@localhost ~]# apachectl status

apachectl status: Displays a brief status report. Similar to the fullstatus option, except that the list of requests currently being served is omitted.

[root@localhost ~]# apachectl graceful

apachectl graceful: Gracefully restarts the Apache daemon by sending it a SIGUSR1. If the daemon is not running, it is started. This differs from a normal restart in that currently open connections are not aborted. A side effect is that old log files will not be closed immediately. This means that if used in a log rotation script, a substantial delay may be necessary to ensure that the old log files are closed before processing them. This command automatically checks the configuration files via configtest before initiating the restart to make sure Apache doesn't die.
P.S: Actually, it is faster and better than 'apachecetl restart'

[root@localhost ~]# apachectl configtest

apachectl configtest: Run a configuration file syntax test. It parses the configuration files and either reports Syntax Ok or detailed information about the particular syntax error.