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Using apachectl commands to start IHS
Overview
This topic describes how to start and stop IHS using the apachectl commands.
To start and stop IHS, use the apachectl command.
The apachectl command is located in the bin subdirectory within the IHS installation
If not in your PATH, the full path should be given on the command line.
Start and stop IHS using the default configuration file
To start IHS using the default httpd.conf configuration
file, run the apachectl start command.
To stop IHS using the default httpd.conf configuration file, run the apachectl stop command.
cd $IHS_HOME
./apachectl start|stop
Start and stop IHS using an alternate configuration file
To start IHS using an alternate configuration file...
apachectl -k start -f <path_to_configuration_file>
To stop IBM HTTP Server using an alternate configuration file...
apachectl -k stop -f <path_to_configuration_file>
/opt/IBM/HTTPServer/bin/apachectl -k start -f /opt/IBM/HTTPServer/conf/nodeb.conf
Confirm IHS started successfully
Open a browser and type in your server name in the URL box.
To run Application Response Measurement (ARM) agents, verify you have the authority.
What to do next
You can configure your server for:
- SSL
- Lightweight Directory Access (LDAP)
- AIX: Fast Response Cache Accelerator (FRCA)
Related tasks
Secure with SSL communications
Authenticate with LDAP on IHS using mod_ibm_ldap (Distributed systems)
Authenticate with LDAP on IHS using mod_ldap
Serve static content faster with Fast Response Cache Accelerator