Can I end all httpd processes? (OSX, 10.7.4, Lion)

Question

I have several instances of httpd running on my Mac. Don't need to run a web server, would like to end them all, as they add up to about 100mb of unnessecary RAM. What is the configuration that sets them to run? How can I disable it?

score 46 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 12 '12 at 19:23

Mountain Lion removed the Web Sharing option, maybe you upgraded and had it running some time in the past? Anyway, you'll need to open Terminal for this:

sudo killall httpd
sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist

The first will fail if you've already killed all the processes, the second disables startup.

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 12 '12 at 18:41

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Open the Sharing preference pane in System Preferences and uncheck Web Sharing.

answered Oct 12 '12 at 18:41

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 12 '12 at 18:38

sudo kill -9 [PID] and entering the process ID for PID ends any process. This can kill httpd . Now, you want to remove httpd form startup since you dont use it anyway. Go to:

Library/LaunchAgents

Library/LaunchDaemons

Library/StartupItems

and remove httpd from these locations. This will stop it from ever running again. You can keep a backup though just in case you want the Apache web server in the future.

Can I end all httpd processes? (OSX, 10.7.4, Lion)

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