Do I need to restart httpd after changes in the httpd.conf file for changes to take effect?
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1@svisstack true, but apache and apache-config is not related to programming either. – X10nD Oct 31 '10 at 10:31
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2this should be asked on serverfault.com not stackoverflow.com, on serverfault you will get better results, on stackoverflow is not for peoples who interesting with this things. – Svisstack Oct 31 '10 at 10:59
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Yes. HTTPD.conf is read on apache start-up, so for any changes to take affect you need to restart it.
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@narkoz service does not exist so useing /etc/init.d/httpd status/restart – X10nD Oct 31 '10 at 10:28
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I did a redirect, but restarting also does not solve the issue...what could be wrong. I have logged in as root. – X10nD Oct 31 '10 at 10:29
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1If your changes are not taking effect after restart, it is possible that your httpd.conf is incorrect. – Codemwnci Oct 31 '10 at 10:30
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Are the certificate changes in ssl.conf also picked up by reload of httpd ? – Vishnu Apr 18 '19 at 06:08
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Yes you need to restart the server by
sudo service httpd restart
You can check errors in your config files by
apachectl -t
Changes may take some time to reflect.
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You can do a graceful restart which does not require "restart the server" @Raghunandan J – FabricioG Nov 13 '18 at 20:58
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You can have apache re-read its config files without restarting by
sudo apachectl graceful (or apache2ctl on debian).
From the Apache docs:
Gracefully restarts the Apache httpd daemon. If the daemon is not running, it is started. This differs from a normal restart in that currently open connections are not aborted. [...] This command automatically checks the configuration files as in configtest before initiating the restart to make sure Apache doesn't die.
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