Subject: Re: Starting apache automatically
To: Adrian Maier <adrian.maier@gmail.com>
From: Timo Schoeler <timo.schoeler@riscworks.net>
List: pkgsrc-users
Date: 02/26/2006 21:28:07
> Hello,
> 
> I am wondering which is the preferred/recommended way to start at boot time
> the daemons that are installed from pkgsrc (like apache and postgresql).
> 
> I have found an apache.sh script in /usr/pkgsrc/www/apache2/files.
> Should I simply copy this file to /etc/rc.d (or somehwre else?) and enable
> it by adding apache=YES in /etc/rc.conf  ?  Is this the right way to start
> apache automatically ?
> 
> My appologies if this issue is documented somewhere .
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Adrian Maier

have a look at /usr/pkg/share/examples/rc.d/ :)

you'll want to use apachectl from time to time, though.

HTH,

timo

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