Apache Server can't turn off (EnterpriseDB Installation with Stack Builder)

Question

I know it seems to be an odd question.

I have downloaded and installed PostgreSQL 9.3 from its main website, then I used Application Stack Builder to install ODBC, JDBC, Apache/PHP v2.2.22, phpPgAdmin v5.1.

Now the problem for me is I am used to use programs like MAMP (where you can exit the program and kill the server at the same time), or in an IDE (like MyEclipse's included Tomcat or Jetty), or in a framework like Play's built-in JBoss Netty server. Those servers, since they are connected to an IDE, or program, or framework, they can be easily turned off; and I am used to turn off a server when I am not using it.

I find out I can't turn off this apache server installed by Application Stack Builder. I tried terminal commands. It does not work. Whenever I type in localhost:8080, the welcome page will just pop out.

Do I need to turn it off? How do I do so? Also, can I turn of PostgreSQL database server as well? (Like in MAMP, you always have the option to turn Apache and MySQL server off)

Added: I'm using Mac OS X.

Answer 1

To restart EnterpriseDB Apache, I did

sudo /Library/PostgreSQL/EnterpriseDB-ApachePHP/apache/bin/apachectl graceful

Explanation:

On my machine this exact problem was because the apachectl was still default Mac OS X. This can be verified by doing

which apachectl

To which I got the response:

/usr/sbin/apachectl

This is the default apache in Mac OS X, not the Enterprise DB one. I did not want to mess with system paths so I left this one alone. You can also create aliases to if you bounce apache often.