How to restart apache2 without terminating docker container?

Question

I am using as a base the php docker container with the tag:

php:5.6-apache

When I try to restart the apache2 inside the container, the containe

Answer 1

sudo docker kill --signal="USR1" your_appache_container

Other signals that you can use to achieve the following :

Stop Now Signal: TERM

Graceful Restart Signal: USR1

Restart Now Signal: HUP

Graceful Stop Signal: WINCH

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