NAME

       apache2 - Apache Hypertext Transfer Protocol Server

SYNOPSIS

       apache2 [ -d serverroot ] [ -f config ] [ -C directive ] [ -c directive ] [ -D parameter ] [ -e level ] [
       -E file ] [ -k start|restart|graceful|stop|graceful-stop ] [ -R directory ] [ -h ] [ -l ] [ -L ] [ -S ] [
       -t ] [ -v ] [ -V ] [ -X ] [ -M ]

SUMMARY

       apache2  is  the  Apache HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server program. It is designed to be run as a
       standalone daemon process. When used like this it will create a pool of child  processes  or  threads  to
       handle requests.

       In  general, apache2 should not be invoked directly, but rather should be invoked via /etc/init.d/apache2
       or apache2ctl. The default Debian configuration  requires  environment  variables  that  are  defined  in
       /etc/apache2/envvars  and  are  not available if apache2 is started directly.  However, apache2ctl can be
       used to pass arbitrary arguments to apache2.

DOCUMENTATION

       The full documentation is available in the apache2-doc package or at http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/  .
       Information    about    Debian    specific    changes    and    configuration    can    be    found    in
       /usr/share/doc/apache2/README.Debian.gz .

OPTIONS

       -d serverroot
              Set the initial value for the ServerRoot directive to serverroot. This can be  overridden  by  the
              ServerRoot directive in the configuration file.

       -f config
              Uses  the  directives in the file config on startup. If config does not begin with a /, then it is
              taken to be a path relative to the ServerRoot. The default is /etc/apache2/apache2.conf.

       -k start|restart|graceful|stop|graceful-stop
              Signals apache2 to start, restart, or stop. See Stopping Apache for more information.

       -C directive
              Process the configuration directive before reading config files.

       -c directive
              Process the configuration directive after reading config files.

       -D parameter
              Sets a configuration parameter which can be used with <IfDefine>  sections  in  the  configuration
              files to conditionally skip or process commands at server startup and restart.

       -e level
              Sets  the  LogLevel  to level during server startup. This is useful for temporarily increasing the
              verbosity of the error messages to find problems during startup.

       -E file
              Send error messages during server startup to file.

       -R directory
              When the server is compiled using the SHARED_CORE rule,  this  specifies  the  directory  for  the
              shared object files.

       -h     Output a short summary of available command line options.

       -l     Output  a  list of modules compiled into the server. This will not list dynamically loaded modules
              included using the LoadModule directive.

       -L     Output a list of directives together with expected arguments and places  where  the  directive  is
              valid.

       -M     Dump a list of loaded Static and Shared Modules.

       -S     Show the settings as parsed from the config file (currently only shows the virtualhost settings).

       -t     Run  syntax  tests  for configuration files only. The program immediately exits after these syntax
              parsing tests with either a return code of 0 (Syntax OK) or return code not  equal  to  0  (Syntax
              Error).  If -D DUMP_VHOSTS is also set, details of the virtual host configuration will be printed.
              If -D DUMP_MODULES  is set, all loaded modules will be printed.

       -v     Print the version of apache2, and then exit.

       -V     Print the version and build parameters of apache2, and then exit.

       -X     Run apache2 in debug mode. Only one worker will be started and the server will not detach from the
              console.

SEE ALSO

       apache2ctl(8), /usr/share/doc/apache2/README.Debian.gz