remove apache2 from startup items

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Jan 18, 2010, at 16:24, Scott Haneda wrote:

> On Jan 18, 2010, at 1:55 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> 
>> On Jan 18, 2010, at 04:41, Scott Haneda wrote:
>> 
>>> You can unload Apache two ways:
>>> 
>>> sudo port unload apache2
>>> - or -
>>> sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.apache2.plist
>>> 
>>> That should stop Apache from that point forward. The first method will only stop Apache for that login session. The second will stop Apache even beyond a reboot.
>> 
>> Not true; both methods are completely synonymous. One is just easier to type and remember.
> 
> So port load/unload toggles the -w aspect of launchctl? I was not aware of this. Good to know.

Yes:

http://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/base/src/port1.0/portload.tcl?rev=60774#L60


>>> Either way, from there, delete the plist and you are done.
>>> 
>>> sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.apache2.plist
>> 
>> There's no reason to delete the plist. Just deactivate it as above and the server won't run anymore.
> 
> The OP mentioned they accidentally forgot to remove the startup item variant.
> 
> Had the startup item variant not been installed, does that mean the plist is still written, just with the disabled key set?

Well, they said they forgot to use the no_startupitem variant. But I see no reason for the variant to exist and think we should remove it. Recall prior discussion on this, e.g. my last paragraph in this email:

http://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macports-dev/2010-January/010976.html