How to Manually create an Apache Windows Service

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I accidentally removed my Apache windows service trying to install another Apache web server. Does anyone know how I can create another Apache windows service from cmd? I tried "sc create ..." but I am missing a script on the end like -k start? Not sure what I need for the end of it...

I am running Apache 2.2

Thank you

to serverfault i'm think – Alexey Sviridov Oct 23 '09 at 14:14 — Alexey Sviridov, Oct 23 '09 at 14:14

score 91 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 23 '13 at 13:06

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On Apache 2.4 the executable have changed name to httpd.exe, the command would be:

httpd.exe -k install -n "Apache2.4"

With a name switch in order to give the service a distinct name.

answered Apr 23 '13 at 13:06

Alexander Kjäll

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I created a .bat file with the following text: httpd.exe -k install -n "Apache2.4" net start Apache2.4 – rmooney Jul 12 '13 at 16:05

Tomas Andrle · Answer 2 · 2017-01-04T12:25:10.457

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For older versions of Apache:

Apache.exe -k install
net start apache2

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answered Nov 08 '09 at 19:47

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UdayKiran Pulipati · Answer 3 · 2018-02-14T09:38:59.453

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Click Win + R and type cmd

Below Image shows how to install Apache2.2 in windows

How to install Apache2.2 in windows

Default installation location of Apache2.2 is C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation but in my pc I installed directly on C:/ drive.

If you want to install Apache2.2 in Program Files folder then in type in command prompt as follows

C:\>cd Program Files ( Click Enter )

C:\>Program Files>cd Apache Software Foundation ( Click Enter )

C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation>cd Apache2.2 ( Click Enter )

C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2>cd bin ( Click Enter )

in bin folder you will find httpd.exe file

C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\bin>httpd.exe -k install( Click Enter)

The successuful message is displayed in command prompt like above shown in the image.

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answered Oct 15 '13 at 10:17

UdayKiran Pulipati

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Just to note: You can set an entire path with a single change-directory command for example: `cd c:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\bin`. – ᴍᴀᴛᴛ ʙᴀᴋᴇʀ Dec 05 '13 at 16:22
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@MatthewBaker for better understanding who are newbies I wrote like this. – UdayKiran Pulipati Dec 24 '13 at 07:02

score 6 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 19 '11 at 05:49

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On Apache 2.2, the command is: httpd.exe -k install

answered Jul 19 '11 at 05:49

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score 1 · Answer 5 · edited Dec 05 '13 at 16:19

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In Windows 7 or 8 right click the XAMPP Control Panel start (menu) shortcut and Run As Administrator. Then just click the service check boxes for Apache and/or MySQL.

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answered Dec 01 '13 at 21:02

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 29 '19 at 07:01

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Did not work for me using httpd.exe -k install, I had to register apache as a service using sc.exe using:

sc.exe create apache2.4 start= auto obj= "<account>" password= "<password>" DisplayName= "Apache 2.4" depend= "Tcpip/Afd" binpath= "\"c:\wamp\bin\apache\apache2.4.33\bin\httpd.exe\" -k runservice"

answered Aug 29 '19 at 07:01

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An alternative is to run "httpd.exe -k install" as an elevated process. – Bilbo Feb 04 '20 at 18:14

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