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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by co...@apache.org on 2013/02/02 17:24:49 UTC

svn commit: r1441768 - /httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/docs/manual/platform/windows.xml

Author: covener
Date: Sat Feb  2 16:24:49 2013
New Revision: 1441768

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1441768&view=rev
Log:
Merge r1031312 from https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk/:

Correct the instructions for stopping an Apache server
running in a Windows console.  Reported by jhannwong.
PR47325


Modified:
    httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/docs/manual/platform/windows.xml

Modified: httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/docs/manual/platform/windows.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/docs/manual/platform/windows.xml?rev=1441768&r1=1441767&r2=1441768&view=diff
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--- httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/docs/manual/platform/windows.xml (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/docs/manual/platform/windows.xml Sat Feb  2 16:24:49 2013
@@ -545,15 +545,19 @@
     shortcut starts the service. If the Apache service is running
     already, the shortcut doesn't do anything.</p>
 
-    <p>You can tell a running Apache to stop by opening another console
+    <p>If Apache is running as a service, you can tell it to stop by opening another console
     window and entering:</p>
 
     <example>
       httpd.exe -k shutdown
     </example>
 
-    <p>This should be preferred over pressing Control-C because this
-    lets Apache end any current operations and clean up gracefully.</p>
+    <p>Running as a service should be preferred over running in a
+    console window because this lets Apache end any current operations
+    and clean up gracefully.</p>
+
+    <p>But if the server is running in a console window, you can
+    only stop it by pressing Control-C in the same window.</p>
 
     <p>You can also tell Apache to restart. This forces it to reread
     the configuration file. Any operations in progress are allowed to
@@ -565,7 +569,7 @@
       httpd.exe -k restart
     </example>
 
-    <p>in any other console window.</p>
+    <p>if the server is running as a service.</p>
 
     <note>Note for people familiar with the Unix version of Apache:
     these commands provide a Windows equivalent to <code>kill -TERM