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- <h1 align="center">Starting Apache</h1>
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- <ul>
- <li><a href="#windows">Starting Apache on Windows</a></li>
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- <a href="#unix">Starting Apache on Unix</a>
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- <ul>
- <li><a href="#errors">Errors During Start-up</a></li>
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- <li><a href="#boot">Starting at Boot-Time</a></li>
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- <li><a href="#info">Additional Information</a></li>
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- Windows</a></h2>
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<p>On Windows, Apache is normally run as a service on Windows
NT, or as a console application on Windows 95. For details, see
<a href="platform/windows.html#run">running Apache for
Windows</a>.</p>
- <h2><a id="unix" name="unix">Starting Apache on Unix</a></h2>
-
<p>On Unix, the <a href="programs/httpd.html">httpd</a> program
- is run as a daemon which executes continuously in the
- background to handle requests.</p>
-
- <p>If the <a href="mod/mpm_common.html#Listen">Listen</a> specified in
- the configuration file is default of 80 (or any other port
- below 1024), then it is necessary to have root privileges in
+ is run as a daemon that executes continuously in the
+ background to handle requests. This document describes how
+ to invoke <code>httpd</code>.</p>
+<ul><li><a href="#startup">How Apache Starts</a></li><li><a href="#errors">Errors During Start-up</a></li><li><a href="#boot">Starting at Boot-Time</a></li><li><a href="#info">Additional Information</a></li></ul><hr><h2><a name="startup">How Apache Starts</a></h2>
+
+ <p>If the <a href="./mod/mpm_common.html#listen" class="directive"><code class="directive">Listen</code></a>
+ specified in the configuration file is default of 80 (or any other
+ port below 1024), then it is necessary to have root privileges in
order to start apache, so that it can bind to this privileged
- port. Once the server has started and performed a few
- preliminary activities such as opening its log files, it will
- launch several <em>child</em> processes which do the work of
- listening for and answering requests from clients. The main
- <code>httpd</code> process continues to run as the root user,
- but the child processes run as a less privileged user. This is
- controlled by the selected <a href="mpm.html">Multi-Processing
- Module</a>.</p>
+ port. Once the server has started and performed a few preliminary
+ activities such as opening its log files, it will launch several
+ <em>child</em> processes which do the work of listening for and
+ answering requests from clients. The main <code>httpd</code>
+ process continues to run as the root user, but the child processes
+ run as a less privileged user. This is controlled by the selected
+ <a href="mpm.html">Multi-Processing Module</a>.</p>
<p>The first thing that <code>httpd</code> does when it is
- invoked is to locate and read the <a
- href="configuring.html">configuration file</a>
+ invoked is to locate and read the <a href="configuring.html">configuration file</a>
<code>httpd.conf</code>. The location of this file is set at
compile-time, but it is possible to specify its location at run
time using the <code>-f</code> command-line option as in</p>
- <blockquote>
- <code>/usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -f
- /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf</code>
- </blockquote>
+<blockquote><table cellpadding="10"><tr><td bgcolor="#eeeeee"><code>/usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -f
+ /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf</code></td></tr></table></blockquote>
<p>As an alternative to invoking the <code>httpd</code> binary
- directly, a shell script called <a
- href="programs/apachectl.html">apachectl</a> is provided which
+ directly, a shell script called <a href="programs/apachectl.html">apachectl</a> is provided which
can be used to control the daemon process with simple commands
such as <code>apachectl start</code> and <code>apachectl
stop</code>.</p>
the terminal and the command prompt will return almost
immediately. This indicates that the server is up and running.
You can then use your browser to connect to the server and view
- the test page in the <a
- href="mod/core.html#documentroot">DocumentRoot</a> directory
+ the test page in the <a href="./mod/core.html#documentroot" class="directive"><code class="directive">DocumentRoot</code></a> directory
and the local copy of the documentation linked from that
page.</p>
-
- <h3><a id="errors" name="errors">Errors During
- Start-up</a></h3>
+<h2><a name="errors">Errors During Start-up</a></h2>
<p>If Apache suffers a fatal problem during startup, it will
write a message describing the problem either to the console or
- to the <a href="mod/core.html#errorlog">ErrorLog</a> before
+ to the <a href="./mod/core.html#errorlog" class="directive"><code class="directive">ErrorLog</code></a> before
exiting. One of the most common error messages is "<code>Unable
to bind to Port ...</code>". This message is usually caused by
either:</p>
<p>For further trouble-shooting instructions, consult the
Apache <a href="faq/">FAQ</a>.</p>
-
- <h3><a id="boot" name="boot">Starting at Boot-Time</a></h3>
+<h2><a name="boot">Starting at Boot-Time</a></h2>
<p>If you want your server to continue running after a system
reboot, you should add a call to <code>httpd</code> or
designed so that it can often be linked directly as an init
script, but be sure to check the exact requirements of your
system.</p>
+<h2><a name="info">Additional Information</a></h2>
- <h3><a id="info" name="info">Additional Information</a></h3>
-
- <p>Additional information about the command-line options of <a
- href="programs/httpd.html">httpd</a> and <a
- href="programs/apachectl.html">apachectl</a> as well as other
+ <p>Additional information about the command-line options of <a href="programs/httpd.html">httpd</a> and <a href="programs/apachectl.html">apachectl</a> as well as other
support programs included with the server is available on the
<a href="programs/">Server and Supporting Programs</a> page.
- There is also documentation on all the <a
- href="mod/">modules</a> included with the Apache distribution
+ There is also documentation on all the <a href="mod/">modules</a> included with the Apache distribution
and the <a href="mod/directives.html">directives</a> that they
provide.</p>
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+
+ <title>Starting Apache</title>
+
+<summary>
+ <p>On Windows, Apache is normally run as a service on Windows
+ NT, or as a console application on Windows 95. For details, see
+ <a href="platform/windows.html#run">running Apache for
+ Windows</a>.</p>
+
+ <p>On Unix, the <a href="programs/httpd.html">httpd</a> program
+ is run as a daemon that executes continuously in the
+ background to handle requests. This document describes how
+ to invoke <code>httpd</code>.</p>
+</summary>
+
+<section id="startup"><title>How Apache Starts</title>
+
+ <p>If the <directive module="mpm_common">Listen</directive>
+ specified in the configuration file is default of 80 (or any other
+ port below 1024), then it is necessary to have root privileges in
+ order to start apache, so that it can bind to this privileged
+ port. Once the server has started and performed a few preliminary
+ activities such as opening its log files, it will launch several
+ <em>child</em> processes which do the work of listening for and
+ answering requests from clients. The main <code>httpd</code>
+ process continues to run as the root user, but the child processes
+ run as a less privileged user. This is controlled by the selected
+ <a href="mpm.html">Multi-Processing Module</a>.</p>
+
+ <p>The first thing that <code>httpd</code> does when it is
+ invoked is to locate and read the <a
+ href="configuring.html">configuration file</a>
+ <code>httpd.conf</code>. The location of this file is set at
+ compile-time, but it is possible to specify its location at run
+ time using the <code>-f</code> command-line option as in</p>
+
+<example>/usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -f
+ /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf</example>
+
+ <p>As an alternative to invoking the <code>httpd</code> binary
+ directly, a shell script called <a
+ href="programs/apachectl.html">apachectl</a> is provided which
+ can be used to control the daemon process with simple commands
+ such as <code>apachectl start</code> and <code>apachectl
+ stop</code>.</p>
+
+ <p>If all goes well during startup, the server will detach from
+ the terminal and the command prompt will return almost
+ immediately. This indicates that the server is up and running.
+ You can then use your browser to connect to the server and view
+ the test page in the <directive
+ module="core">DocumentRoot</directive> directory
+ and the local copy of the documentation linked from that
+ page.</p>
+</section>
+
+<section id="errors"><title>Errors During Start-up</title>
+
+ <p>If Apache suffers a fatal problem during startup, it will
+ write a message describing the problem either to the console or
+ to the <directive module="core">ErrorLog</directive> before
+ exiting. One of the most common error messages is "<code>Unable
+ to bind to Port ...</code>". This message is usually caused by
+ either:</p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>Trying to start the server on a privileged port when not
+ logged in as the root user; or</li>
+
+ <li>Trying to start the server when there is another instance
+ of Apache or some other web server already bound to the same
+ Port.</li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>For further trouble-shooting instructions, consult the
+ Apache <a href="faq/">FAQ</a>.</p>
+</section>
+
+<section id="boot"><title>Starting at Boot-Time</title>
+
+ <p>If you want your server to continue running after a system
+ reboot, you should add a call to <code>httpd</code> or
+ <code>apachectl</code> to your system startup files (typically
+ <code>rc.local</code> or a file in an <code>rc.N</code>
+ directory). This will start Apache as root. Before doing this
+ ensure that your server is properly configured for security and
+ access restrictions. The <code>apachectl</code> script is
+ designed so that it can often be linked directly as an init
+ script, but be sure to check the exact requirements of your
+ system.</p>
+</section>
+
+<section id="info"><title>Additional Information</title>
+
+ <p>Additional information about the command-line options of <a
+ href="programs/httpd.html">httpd</a> and <a
+ href="programs/apachectl.html">apachectl</a> as well as other
+ support programs included with the server is available on the
+ <a href="programs/">Server and Supporting Programs</a> page.
+ There is also documentation on all the <a
+ href="mod/">modules</a> included with the Apache distribution
+ and the <a href="mod/directives.html">directives</a> that they
+ provide.</p>
+</section>
+
+</manualpage>
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