[SOLVED] httpd -k restart : print some info like " service httpd restart "

Issue

restarting apache via service command :

service httpd restart

Stopping httpd: [ OK ] 
Starting httpd: [ OK ] 

I want to be able to get the same output without using the "service" command.

the following command works but does not print anything.

/usr/sbin/httpd -k restart

Solution

The "service" command runs the /etc/init.d/httpd script, this script restarts httpd and prints the info.

With /usr/sbin/httpd -k restart, you are restarting httpd without printing anything.

I want to be able to get the same output without using the "service" command.

Option 1

Run the httpd init script:

/etc/init.d/httpd restart

Option 2

You could create a script like the following:

#!/bin/bash
echo "Restarting httpd..."
/usr/sbin/httpd -k restart

Name it 'restart_httpd.sh', for example, and make it executable:

chmod +x restart_httpd.sh

Run it:

./restart_httpd.sh

Answered By - sergej