apache2ctl v. systemctl [action] apache2.service

[Andreas Hasenack]

Hi there,

On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 8:50 AM Bill Parker <bill at zeltus.eu> wrote:
>
> What are the pros/cons of using
>
> apache2ctl stop|start|restart|etc
>
> instead of
>
> systemctl start|stop|restart|etc apache2.service

I recall two recent bugs related to your question:
"systemd unable to detect running apache if invoked via "apache2ctl graceful""
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/+bug/1832182


and

"systemctl disable apache2 does nothing"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/+bug/1787225

This last one is still unconfirmed.