You can install Apache as a Windows NT service as follows from the command
prompt at the Apache bin subdirectory:
If you need to specify the name of the service you want to install, use the
following command. You have to do this if you have several different service
installations of Apache on your computer.
httpd -k install -n "MyServiceName"
If you need to have specifically named configuration files for different
services, you must use this:
httpd -k install -n "MyServiceName" -f "c:\files\my.conf"
If you use the first command without any special parameters except -k
install, the service will be called Apache2 and the
configuration will be assumed to be conf\httpd.conf.
Removing an Apache service is easy. Just use:
The specific Apache service to be uninstalled can be specified by using:
httpd -k uninstall -n "MyServiceName"
Normal starting, restarting and shutting down of an Apache service is usually
done via the Apache Service Monitor, by using commands like NET START
Apache2 and NET STOP Apache2 or via normal Windows service
management. Before starting Apache as a service by any means, you should test
the service's configuration file by using:
httpd -n "MyServiceName" -t
You can control an Apache service by its command line switches, too. To start
an installed Apache service you'll use this:
To stop an Apache service via the command line switches, use this:
or
You can also restart a running service and force it to reread its
configuration file by using:
By default, all Apache services are registered to run as the system user (the
LocalSystem account). The LocalSystem account has no
privileges to your network via any Windows-secured mechanism, including the file
system, named pipes, DCOM, or secure RPC. It has, however, wide privileges
locally.