How to Start/stop/restart Apache Process using PHP

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We want to kill Currently running Apache process using PHP, i am using windows machine with XAMPP server.

I am building application which need to restart Apache automatically after 5 hours , so thought of using PHP coding to stop all existing process of apache and than start again.

Please advise me if anybody has other solution.

exec() function is an option php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php — Lobo
– Lobo, Commented Feb 19, 2013 at 11:42
system() and exec() is the only way I can think of. But the PHP process needs to run as a user who can do this (usually only root can) and letting a PHP script run as root is not a good idea as long as it is public. Inside a cron job I think there is no problem. — Hikaru-Shindo
– Hikaru-Shindo, Commented Feb 19, 2013 at 11:44
no cron on windows. Test your PHP script from PHP CLI and use Scheduled Tasks to run your command. — जलजनक
– जलजनक, Commented Feb 19, 2013 at 11:52
System() and exec() is not helping me, can anybody suggest some other solution. — Yuvraj
– Yuvraj, Commented Feb 20, 2013 at 5:35

जलजनक · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-19 12:01:51Z

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WinXP SP3 here with xAMPP v1.8.1 VC9:

Other option: Just use apache_stop.bat & apache_start.bat scripts provided with xAMPP windows stack. Test with Scheduled Tasks; there is option Run as choose an admin account.

edited Feb 19, 2013 at 12:01

answered Feb 19, 2013 at 11:56

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Yuvraj Over a year ago

look goood, i will go ahead try above process, Thanks in advance

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