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blunders
Asked: 2010-10-15 18:21:14 +0800 CST

What does "apache2ctl:: command not found" mean if Apache IS installed and running?

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Trying to run the command "apache2ctl restart" and just got this message "apache2ctl:: command not found" -- thing is, Apache IS installed, running, and I'm actively doing development on the server right now... any ideas?

CONTEXT: sudo access on CentOS-5.5 on VM

UPDATE: Good news, restarted Apache, bad news 500 error, still it's progress... :-)

[username@VMname /]$ sudo /etc/init.d/httpd restart
[username@VMname /]$ sudo /etc/init.d/httpd restart
Stopping httpd:                                            [  OK  ]
Starting httpd:                                            [  OK  ]
linux apache-2.2 web-server configuration

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  1. Best Answer

    Looks like apache2ctl isn't in your path. Try this instead:

    $ sudo /usr/sbin/apache2ctl restart

    The above location reflects the location of apache2ctl in Ubuntu. I'm not sure where the default location is on CentOS. If the above command doesn't work, you can find the location by running the following as root:

    $ which apache2ctl
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