Restart Apache Server without affecting existing connections

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Oct 032007
 

    Sometimes you want to restart your Apache server after changing some configuration in your virutual hosts,sites etc, but you have few hundred clients currently downloading files from your server and you don’t want to disconnect them.

    You need to use the following command

    #/etc/init.d/apache2 graceful

    This will gracefully restart your Apache with new configuration without affecting your client’s connections.

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       Posted by at 4:42 pm
      • http://www.big-blogger.de Tony

        Hey,
        Yet another new apache command for me,
        Thanks, I’ve learned alot :>
        ~ Tony

      • Pierrick

        Hi,

        Shouldn’t it be: # apache2ctl graceful

        On my Debian install (Lenny), if I type:
        # /etc/init.d/apache2 graceful
        I simply get:
        Usage: /etc/init.d/apache2 {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload|start-htcacheclean|stop-htcacheclean|status}.

        Which version of Debian are you referring to?

        Regards
        Pierrick

      • coward

        on debian you use reload or force-reload. These do graceful

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