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Start an IBM HTTP Server with the apachectl Command

Starting or stopping an Apache-based agent on an IBM HTTP server with the apachctl command requires extra configuration steps. Before running the apachectl command on the UNIX or Linux operating environments, do the following tasks:

• Source the environment variable script.
• Export appropriate variable for your operating environment from the following list:
  • LD_LIBRARY_PATH (32-bit and 64-bit operating environments)
  • LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64 (Solaris only)

Follow these steps:

1. For UNIX/Linux operating environments, set the environment variables by running the following script:

   ./ca_wa_env.sh
   

2. Do one of the following tasks:
   • For 32-bit or 64-bit operating environments, set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable to the location of the lib directory of the IBM HTTP web server. Use the following example as a guide:

     export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/IBM/HTTPServer/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
     

   • (Solaris only) For 64-bit operating environments, set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64 variable to the location of the lib directory of the IBM HTTP web server. Use the following example as a guide:

     export LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64=/opt/IBM/HTTPServer/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64
     

3. Run the apachectl command, as shown in the following example:

   apachectl -start
   

Note: The Apache-based agents do not support the apachectl -restart option. Use the -stop and -start commands instead.