diff --git a/docs/manual/platform/windows.html b/docs/manual/platform/windows.html index 2eb65247b7..e6315fe954 100644 --- a/docs/manual/platform/windows.html +++ b/docs/manual/platform/windows.html @@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ with To run Apache from a console window, select the "Apache Server" option from the Start menu. This will open a console window and start Apache running inside it. The window will remain active until you stop -Apache. To stop Apache running, see Signalling Apache +when Running.

@@ -365,7 +365,13 @@ running Apache to stop by opening another console window and running

     apache -k shutdown
 
+
+ Note: This option is only available with Apache 1.3.3 and + later. For earlier versions, you need to use Control-C in the + Apache console window to shut down the server. +
+

This should be used instead of pressing Control-C in the running Apache console window, because it lets Apache end any current transactions and cleanup gracefully. @@ -379,10 +385,16 @@ complete without interruption. To restart Apache, run

     apache -k restart
 
+
+ Note: This option is only available with Apache 1.3.3 and + later. For earlier versions, you need to use Control-C in the + Apache console window to shut down the server. +
+

Note for people familiar with the Unix version of Apache: these commands provide a Windows equivalent to kill -TERM -pid and kill -USR1 pid. The command +pid and kill -USR1 pid. The command line option used, -k, was chosen as a reminder of the "kill" command used on Unix.