How do I install and start the Apache httpd service in RHEL 7?

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Issue

  • I'm trying to install/start apache service in a RHEL 7 system and I'm having the following error message:
[root@rhel7 ~]# service apache start
Redirecting to /bin/systemctl start  apache.service
Failed to issue method call: Unit apache.service failed to load: No such file or directory.

[root@rhel7 ~]# service apache status
Redirecting to /bin/systemctl status  apache.service
apache.service
   Loaded: not-found (Reason: No such file or directory)
   Active: inactive (dead)

[root@rhel7 ~]# yum install apache
Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager
No package apache available
Error: Nothing to do

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7
  • httpd-2.4.6-18.el7_0

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