From http://linuxapachemysqlphp5.blogspot.com
Restart Apache
Ubuntu
service apache2 restart
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart
apache2ctl restart
CentOS
/etc/init.d/httpd restart
service httpd restart
/sbin/service httpd restart
Debian
service apache2 restart
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart
apache2ctl restart
Suse
/usr/sbin/rcapache2 restart
apache2ctl restart
Fedora
apachectl restart
/sbin/service httpd restart
RedHat
/etc/init.d/httpd status
service httpd restart
/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl restart
Quick little ref guide there… good to know.