I am aware of the way to start/stop Apache via apachectl, both locally and 
remotely via SSH.


Is there some generic unix API, perhaps related to /sbin/service, that I can 
remotely programmatically start Apache without exec'ing apachectl directly?

I'm thinking since Apache is already configured in /etc/init.d, is there a unix 
API that my program can interface with, that say something like:

  // start Apache via some API

  service.start("Apache"); 

Without my program actually exec'ing apachectl directly?

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