<LI><A HREF="#run">Running Apache for Windows</A>

  <LI><A HREF="#use">Using Apache for Windows</A>

  <LI><A HREF="#cmdline">Running Apache for Windows from the Command Line</A>

  <LI><A HREF="#service">Running Apache for Windows as a Service</A>

  <LI><A HREF="#signal">Signalling Console Apache when running</A>

  <LI><A HREF="#signalsrv">Signalling Service Apache when running</A>

  <LI><A HREF="win_service.html">Running Apache for Windows as a Service</A>

  <LI><A HREF="win_service.html#signal">Controlling Apache as a Service</A>

  <LI><A HREF="win_compiling.html">Compiling Apache for Microsoft Windows</A>

</UL>

There are two ways you can run Apache:

<UL>

 <LI>As a <A HREF="#service">"service"</A> (available on Windows NT/2000 only).

 <LI>As a <A HREF="win_service.html#service">"service"</A> (available on 

    Windows NT/2000, and experimentally on Windows 95, 98 or ME).

    This is the best option if you want Apache to automatically start when you 

    machine boots, and to keep Apache running when you log-off.

 <LI>From a <A HREF="#cmdline">console window</A>. This is the only option

    available for Windows 95/98 users, and MUST be used by Windows NT/2000

    users before to attempting to run as a service.

 <LI>From a <A HREF="#cmdline">console window</A>. This MUST be used by any

    administrator to test before to attempting to run as a service.

</UL>

<P>To run Apache from a console window, select the "Start Apache as

      use the following (in addition to the status-activating directives

      in <CODE>access.conf</CODE>):</P>

<PRE>

    LoadModule status_module modules/ApacheModuleStatus.dll

    LoadModule status_module modules/mod_status.so

</PRE>

      <P>Information on <A HREF="../mod/mod_so.html#creating">creating loadable

         modules</A> is also available.</P>