Ubuntu server 18.04 LTS

1. Check the Apache2 process status

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 status 

If you’re seeing an “Active (running)“ message then it means that your Apache2 process is still running and we need to stop it.

2. Stop the Apache2 process

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 stop

3. Check the Apache2 process status, again.

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 status

Notice that now, the “Active” section says “inactive“.

4. Uninstall Apache2 by purging.

sudo apt-get purge apache2* -y

5. Verify if anything related to the Apache2 service has been removed

 sudo apt-get autoremove -y

6. Verify if any file or folders have been left on the server.

whereis apache2

If the result/output of the command above is empty, then Apache2 has been successfully uninstalled from your Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

We sometimes find ourserlves in the position where we need to install a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) web server.