How To Start / Stop / Restart Apache in Ubuntu/Debian

Apache server is an open-source and cross-platform HTTP server, primarily used to serve both static content and dynamic Web pages on the World Wide Web.  

Starting, stopping, and restarting/reloading are the most common tasks while working with an Apache webserver by a developer or system administrator. In this article, I’ll explain how to start, stop, and restart the Apache server on the most famous Debian/Ubuntu Linux distributions.

Start Apache 2 webserver

Execute the following command to start the Apache service:

Start Apache in Debian:

systemctl start apache2.service

Start Apache in Ubuntu:

/etc/init.d/apache2 start

or

service apache2 start

Stop Apache 2 web server

Execute the following command to stop the Apache service:

Stop Apache in Debian:

systemctl stop apache2.service

Stop Apache in Ubuntu:

/etc/init.d/apache2 stop

or

service apache2 stop

Restart Apache 2 web server

Whenever you make changes to the Apache configuration, you need to restart the server processes. Execute the following command to restart the Apache service:

Restart Apache in Debian:

systemctl restart apache2.service

Restart Apache in Ubuntu:

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

or

service apache2 restart

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