OK, so i installed Apache and PHP and they work great but i would like to remove them from startup. For some reasons i don't want Apache and PHP to start when i start my computer... I've no idea how to do that..

Kubuntu 8.10 KDE 4.2.1

I looked at System Settings > Autostart but it wasn't listed there.. weird..

Startup services can be disabled by setting the runlevels to off. Check the runlevels for Apache by the following:

and you will get something like the following:

Set all runlevels to off with the following (using the above example)

If you have multiple runlevels on, just put all the numbers in the above code (--levels 2345). Run the "chkconfig --list | grep httpd" again to check to make sure that all runlevels are off. Once they are all off, restart and Apache will not startup with the server. PHP is an Apache library and therefore will not run if Apache is not.

An easy method to enable and disable services in Debian based distros is to use sysv-rc-conf

sudo apt-get install sysv-rc-conf
sysv-rc-conf

Then follow the onscreen instructions for moving around, viewing all the services, enabling and disabling services for specific run levels, or manually starting and stopping services.

heres a screenshot.. http://screenshots.debian.net/package/sysv-rc-conf

remember the default run-level for Debian based Distros is 2, not 3 or 5 like many other distros. Typically runlevels 2-5 are set the same in Debian unless you have done something custom.

I believe the service is named apache2 in Debian based distros.. httpd is what redhat based distros call it.. I wouldn't think Ubuntu changed the name for the apache service but one can never tell