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--- apache:restart_apache [2020/07/15 09:30] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ apache:restart_apache [2023/07/17 08:43] (current) – peter
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 ====== Apache - Restart Apache ======
 Issue the following command:
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 apachectl -k restart
 </code>
+----
+===== Restart Gracefully =====
+Ifrestarting the web server on a live website, it should be done gracefully.
+A graceful restart tells the web sever to finish any active connections before restarting.
+  * This means that active visitors to the site will be able to finish downloading anything already in progress before the server restarts.
+<code bash>
+sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 graceful
+</code>
+----