prevent LAMP from starting up at bootup

frznchckn · 02-13-2009, 01:01 AM

How do I prevent apache2, mysql, and php from running at bootup?

Then when I want to do development, how do I start them all up again?

Thanks.

rizwanrafique · 02-13-2009, 03:34 AM

Stuff is started using their scripts in /etc/rcX.d/
Where X is the runlevel. So there is a directory for each runlevel.

You should have a script named in format SNN<name> in each runlevel's directory where script is starting.

You remove these scripts and you stop them from starting. There are a few ways to remove sripts.

Code:

update-rc.d -f <app_name> remove

Start applications manually by invoking /etc/init.d/<app_name>

Another utility is called sysv-rc-conf.

Install it:

Code:

sudo aptitude install sysv-rc-conf

and invoke it:

Code:

sysv-rc-conf

frznchckn · 02-13-2009, 10:30 AM

Thanks, that's a cool tool.

Another question now, why are so many processes started at multiple run levels?