How to Restart, Stop, Start Apache 2 Web Server on Linux

There are several methods to start, stop, and restart the Apache 2 web server on Linux. Choose the one that works for you, depending on your Linux distribution.

To restart Apache 2 web server on Linux, use one of these commands:

sudo service apache2 restart

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

sudo service httpd restart

sudo /etc/init.d/httpd restart

sudo systemctl restart httpd.service

sudo apachectl -k restart

sudo apachectl -k graceful

To stop Apache 2 web server on Linux, use one of these commands:

sudo service apache2 stop

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 stop

sudo service httpd stop

sudo /etc/init.d/httpd stop

sudo systemctl stop httpd.service

sudo apachectl -k stop

To start Apache 2 web server on Linux, use one of these commands:

sudo service apache2 start

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start

sudo service httpd start

sudo /etc/init.d/httpd start

sudo systemctl start httpd.service

sudo apachectl -f /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf

Bonus tip: To check Apache 2 status, use one of these commands:

sudo service apache2 status

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 status

sudo service httpd status

sudo /etc/init.d/httpd status

sudo systemctl status httpd.service