Restart Apache so php.ini is reloaded

[Philosophaie]

I have Apache version 2.2.21 but I have never used it.

How do I restart the Apache server so that PHP modules and attributes from php.ini will be reloaded.

[leslie.jones]

It depends on the operating system. Windows is typically find the taskbar icon, click on it, reload/restart.

Linux is typically one of
/etc/init.d/apache2 reload (or /etc/init.d/apache2 restart)
service apache2 restart
service httpd restart

If it's not a production server, just a development machine, I'd do a restart rather than a reload.