try httpd -k graceful restart, by design, should stop and start the server, without regard to connections. graceful reloads the config and then reloads each thread as it becomes inactive. At least that's how it was put to me at a high level. Gary
________________________________ From: dbezerra [mailto:dbeze...@accesssoftek.com] Sent: Wed 1/28/2009 2:51 PM To: users@httpd.apache.org Subject: [us...@httpd] httpd.exe -k restart command is closing connections on Windows When I use the command httpd.exe -k restart on Windows current HTTP connections are closed. Is this a bug? or by desing? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/httpd.exe--k-restart-command-is-closing-connections-on-Windows-tp21716966p21716966.html Sent from the Apache HTTP Server - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscr...@httpd.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@httpd.apache.org