Apache can be started once any other modules (such as PHP) have been installed and the configuration files set. To start Apache, which can now handle both HTTP and HTTPS requests, call the apachetl script with the startssl flag.
If you did encrypt Apache's encryption key then you will be prompted for a password.
Apache can be stopped by calling apachetl with the stop flag.
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