File Location

Debian:

Global server configuration location: /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

Other configuration files included in the global configuration: - module loading (for more details on module handling on Debian you might check this post: Managing Apache2 Modules the Debian Way):

/etc/apache2/mods-enabled/*.load /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/*.conf

• vhosts loading:

/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/[\^.#]*

• other local configurations (added manually or by other packages):

/etc/apache2/conf.d/[\^.#]*

• listening port:

/etc/apache2/ports.conf

• other user configurations:

/etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Running as: www-data (user) www-data (group)

Binary file: apache2 (/usr/sbin/apache2)

RHEL / Fedora / Centos:

Global server configuration location: /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Other configuration files included in the global configuration:

• various module configurations:

/etc/httpd/conf/conf.d/*.conf

Running as: apache (user) apache (group)

Binary file: httpd (/usr/sbin/httpd)

Commands

Restart Now

apachectl -k restart

Stop Now

apachectl -k stop

Graceful Restart

apachectl -k graceful

Graceful Stop

apachectl -k graceful-stop

Virtual Host

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName mydomain.localhost
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/mydomain/public
    <Directory "/var/www/html/mydomain/public">
        AllowOverride All
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>