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Comment: Added alternate procedure to stop and start apache2

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 Restart Apache using `sudo /opt/local/apache2/bin/apachectl -k restart` to make this change take effect. You can then view your personal pages by accessing http://localhost/~username/, where "username" is your Mac OS X account's short name.
 
+However, the purpose of launchd is to notice processes that stop without its knowledge, and to restart them. So if you use apachectl -k restart, launchd may notice apache "crashing" and restart it itself, confusing apachectl. Instead, you may want to use launchctl to unload apache2, then load it again. This will result in a short interruption of service.
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+This is done by using 
+
+{{{
+sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.apache2.plist
+}}}
+
+to stop apache and then using
+
+{{{
+sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.apache2.plist
+}}}
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+to start it again.
+
 ==== Local Apache manual ==== #manual
 
 The [http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/ Apache manual] is available on the Apache web site. If you would like to be able to access a copy of this manual on your web server, edit `/opt/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf` and uncomment the following line:
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 }}}
 
 Restart Apache using `sudo /opt/local/apache2/bin/apachectl -k restart` to make this change take effect. You can then view the manual by accessing http://localhost/manual/.
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 ==== Secure Sockets (https) ==== #ssl
 

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