However, because Apache uses Unix-style names internally, you must use forward slashes, not backslashes. Apache for Windows has the ability to load modules at runtime, without recompiling the server. To activate these, or other modules, the new LoadModule directive must be used. This poses an enormous problem for CGI authors, who won't see unbuffered results sent immediately to the browser. This is not the behavior described for CGI in Apache, but it is a side-effect of the Windows port.
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The Start menu icons and the NT Service manager can provide a simple interface for administering Apache. But in some cases it is easier to work from the command line. When working with Apache it is important to know how it will find the configuration files. A ServerRoot directive via a -C switch. The -d switch on the command line.