ok, this is what i got:

#start of script
startapache)
if [ -e /var/run/pid ]; then
echo apache is allready running
else
/etc/init.d/httpd start
fi
;;
and it gives a command like this: ./script startapache
but i want to do ./script apache start
how do i do this?

is it like this?

#start of script
apache)
start)
/etc/init.d/httpd start
;;
stop)
/etc/init.d/httpd stop
;;
;;

if i do this, i just won't run. what am i doing wrong?

Don't You have the start and stop scripts that come along with apache?
Otherwise, take a look at the service start/stop scripts that reside in /etc/init.d/ (or where Your distro puts them) and just copy and modify one.

/Lakris

In your other scripting needs, take a look at linuxcommand.org if you have time.