RE: [cobalt-users] PHP problem on RAQ2

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

On Sun, 6 May 2001, ASU Service wrote:
> >For RaQ2: reload the apache configuration files
> >(/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd.init reload).
> 
> Just for my on curiosity ... isn't it "restart"? That's what I use ...
> actually I "usually" do a full stop and start because I have always been
> told that is the better way to go.

Both...this is just a script file you know, you can open it and look in
it...

restart causes it to call itself doing stop, then start, so doing stop /
start yourself isn't doing anything different than restart is.

reload sends apache a signal telling it to reread it's config files, it's
less complete than a full stop/start, but it's faster and doesn't take
the server offline...

for minor changes like adding a mime type or changes to access config i'd
just use reload, probably for something changing network config like
adding/removing an entire virtual site, restart might be fastest...

[either way we're talking a few seconds at most tho ;0]

gsh