Stop Apache server on Mac High Sierra

Question

I'm trying to stop apache server on my macbook. I've tried the following

$ sudo apachectl stop

/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist: Could not find specified service

$ sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist

/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist: Could not find specified service

What am i doing wrong?

Beniamino

Answer 1

try sudo killall httpd && sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist it's worked on my machine

Cernuous

This works for me. 👍 🤔 I want to know if these commands also prevent the service for starting upon boot? Thanks – Retroflexion

Answer 2

sudo killall httpd 

This should work.

Ieshaieso

Inmediatly after that command, if I put: sudo lsof -i :80 I still see the commands running but with another PIDs – Gynaecology

Answer 3

sudo apachectl start

then

sudo apachectl stop

is what worked for me

Salutation

If you drop the t then it might for you: apacthectl → apachectl – Morell

if it still not working, do sudo apachectl stop again then restart your computer – Pareu

or do sudo apachectl stop then run sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist 2>/dev/null – Pareu

Answer 4

see https://superuser.com/a/1110751/925311:

sudo launchctl unload -w /Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.serviceproxy.plist

Buss

To add some context for future search indexing: This resolved the issue for me on macOS Mojave after OS X Server was nerfed but somehow refusing to quit despite all the other things I tried. – Braunite

Answer 5

Try these commands:

sudo apachectl stop 
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist 2>/dev/null 

Shields

Answer 6

sudo launchctl remove apachectl

Klimesh