Is it possible to shutdown apache for atleast 15 minutes?

[darkus]

Im trying to write a backup script for my server which I need to shut down apache for about 15 minutes to keep load low while I do the backup.

I can successfully have apache shutdown using 'service httpd stop'. The problem is that directadmin after 30 seconds will automatically restart apache, even though I need it to stay off while I perform the backup.

Is there any kind of work around for this? Thanks!

 

[nobaloney]

It's not quite 30 seconds. DirectAdmin checks every minute approximately on the minute, and restarts it if it's not running.

You need to change the line

httpd=ON

in the /usr/local/directadmin/data/admin/services.status file to:

httpd=OFF

before stopping apache, and then switch it back before restarting apache. Or just switch it back and let DirectAdmin restart it the next time it runs the every-minute cronjob.

Jeff