apache(8)

NAME

apache - Apache hypertext transfer protocol server

SYNOPSIS

apache [ -X ] [ -F ] [ -R libexecdir ] [ -d serverroot ] [
-f config ] [ -C directive ] [ -c directive ] [ -D parameter ]
apache  [ -h ] [ -l ] [ -L ] [ -v ] [ -V ] [ -S ] [ -t ] [
-T ]

DESCRIPTION

apache is the Apache HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

server program. It is designed to be run as a stand-alone daemon

process. When used like this it will create a pool of child pro

cesses to handle requests. To stop it, send a TERM signal to the

initial (parent) process. The PID of this process is written to a

file as given in the configuration file. Alternatively apache

may be invoked by the Internet daemon inetd(8) each time a con

nection to the HTTP service is made.

This manual page only lists the command line arguments.

For details of the directives necessary to configure apache see

the Apache manual, which is part of the Apache distribution or

can be found at http://httpd.apache.org/. Paths in this manual

may not reflect those compiled into apache.

OPTIONS

-R libexecdir

This option is only available if Apache was

built with the SHARED_CORE rule enabled which forces the Apache

core code to be placed into a dynamic shared object (DSO) file.

This file is searched in a hardcoded path under ServerRoot per

default. Use this option if you want to override it.

-d serverroot

Set the initial value for the ServerRoot di

rective to serverroot. This can be overridden by the ServerRoot

command in the configuration file. The default is

/usr/local/apache.

-f config Execute the commands in the file config on

startup. If config does not begin with a /, then it is taken to

be a path relative to the ServerRoot. The default is

conf/httpd.conf.

-C directive

Process the configuration directive before

reading config files.

-c directive

Process the configuration directive after

reading config files.

-D parameter

Sets a configuration parameter which can be

used with <IfDefine>...</IfDefine> sections in the configuration

files to conditionally skip or process commands.

-h Output a short summary of available command

line options.

-l Output a list of modules compiled into the

server.

-L Output a list of directives together with ex

pected arguments and places where the directive is valid.

-S Show the settings as parsed from the config

file (currently only shows the virtualhost settings).

-t Run syntax tests for configuration files only.

The program immediately exits after these syntax parsing with ei

ther a return code of 0 (Syntax OK) or return code not equal to 0

(Syntax Error).

-T Same as option -t but does not check the con

figured document roots.

-F Run the main process in foreground, for pro

cess supervisors.

-X Run in single-process mode, for internal de

bugging purposes only; the daemon does not detach from the termi

nal or fork any children. Do NOT use this mode to provide ordi

nary web service.

-v Print the version of apache , and then exit.

-V Print the version and build parameters of

apache , and then exit.

FILES

/etc/apache/httpd.conf
/etc/apache/srm.conf
/etc/apache/access.conf
/etc/apache/mime.types
/etc/apache/magic
/var/log/apache/error.log /var/log/apache/access.log /var/run/apache.pid

SEE ALSO

inetd(8).

February 2004

apache(8)