Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 12:04:23 -0500 From: Scott Corey <Scott@bsdprophet.org> To: Walter Betancourt <walt@betan.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: automatic start of Apache Message-ID: <3BB75097.7E894C09@bsdprophet.org> References: <4.2.2.20010930125829.00b622f0@popd.betan.net>
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Walter Betancourt wrote: > > I have startup stuff in rc.conf.local > > does it matter ? No > > Walt > > At 09:51 AM 9/30/01 -0700, you wrote: > >First, this is not the right list to be asking technical questions > >on. This list is for new users to > >discuss their experiences running FreeBSD (the good, the bad, the ugly if > >needed). If you are > >unsure how to phrase a technical question for the freebsd-questions list, > >then post the info you > >have and ask for suggestions on making it better here. :) Just an FYI > >for next time. > > > > > Where should I put the stuff I want to start at system startup? > > > >Two places. If you want it to just start at boot, add a couple lines to > >/etc/rc.local: > > echo -n "apache " > > /usr/local/sbin/apachectl start > > > >If you want to be able to control its start/stop/restart a la SysV/Linux, > >then you can create a > >simple script and put it in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ All the executable > >scripts in this directory are run at > >boot time with a "start" argument (for FreeBSD 4+, in 3- it just ran the > >executable scripts). > > > >The easiest script is like so: > >#!/bin/sh > >case "$1" in > > start) > > echo -n "apache " > > /usr/local/sbin/apchectl start > > ;; > > stop) > > /usr/local/sbin/apachectl stop > > ;; > > restart) > > /usr/local/sbin/apachectl restart > > ;; > > *) > > echo "Usage: $0 {start | stop | restart}" > > ;; > >esac > > > >HTH, > >Cheers, > >Freddie > >fcash@bigfoot.com > > > >Linux is for people who hate Windows. > >FreeBSD is for people that like UNIX. > > -- unknown > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > Walt > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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