MacOS – Can’t tell if apache is running on Mavericks

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Why can't I see httpd in activity monitor nor top in Mavericks?

Best Answer

  1. Activity Monitor default view of the process list is 'My Processes':

standard

  1. Switch to 'All Processes' in the menubar to additionally see other users' - like root or _www - processes:

    view

  2. Check again in 'Activity Monitor'

all

  1. If it's still not visible it's not running.

  2. httpd not running is default for Mavericks client and server.