how-to start apache on x64 window with a batch script

:: next_line_is_templatized

::File:StartApache.cmd

:: disable the echo

@echo off

:: this is part of the name of the file - not used

set Action=start

:: which component are we going to start

set Component=apache

:: the name of the Product next_line_is_templatized

set ProductName=morphus

:: the version of the current Product next_line_is_templatized

set ProductVersion=1.1.3

:: could be dev , test , dev , prod next_line_is_templatized

set ProductType=dev

:: who owns this Product / environment next_line_is_templatized

set ProductOwner=ysg

:: identifies an instance of the tool ( new instance for this version could be created by simply changing the owner )     

set EnvironmentName=%ProductName%.%ProductVersion%.%ProductType%.%ProductOwner%

:: where the Apache binaries are installed

set ApacheBinDir="C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\"

:: the full path to the Apache binary

set ApacheBin="C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\bin\httpd.exe"

:: the full path to the http.conf

set HttpdConf="C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\conf\httpd.conf"

:: the full path to the 

set ApacheWorkingDir="C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\."

:: go the run dir

cd %~dp0

:: do 4 times going up

for /L %%i in (1,1,5) do pushd ..

:: The BaseDir is 4 dirs up than the run dir

set ProductBaseDir=%CD%

:: debug echo BEFORE ProductBaseDir is %ProductBaseDir%

:: remove the trailing \

IF %ProductBaseDir:~-1%==\ SET ProductBaseDir=%ProductBaseDir:~0,-1%

:: debug echo AFTER ProductBaseDir is %ProductBaseDir%

:: debug pause

:: The version directory of the Product 

set ProductVersionDir=%ProductBaseDir%\%ProductName%\%EnvironmentName%

:: where the error logs of this call are situated 

set ErrorLog=%ProductVersionDir%\data\log\StartApache.cmd.Error.%ProductName%.cmd.log

:: where the running of this 

set RunLog=%ProductVersionDir%\data\log\StartApache.cmd.%ProductName%.cmd.log

:: define a favorite editor 

set MyEditor=textpad

ECHO Check the variables 

:: truncate the run log

echo date is %date% time is %time% > %RunLog%

:: truncate the error log

echo date is %date% time is %time% > %ErrorLog%

:: uncomment this to debug all the vars 

:: debug set  >> %RunLog%

:: go to the Apache bin dir

cd %ApacheBinDir%

:: now open the run log

cmd /c start /max %MyEditor% %RunLog%

:: Action !!!

echo CFPoint1    OK    The run cmd script %0 is executed >> %RunLog%

echo CFPoint2    OK    The run cmd script %0 starts the apache binary with STDOUT and STDERR  to a single RunLog file >> %RunLog%

:: perl %PerlScript% %IniFile% >>%RunLog% 

%ApacheBin% -w -f %HttpdConf% -d %ApacheWorkingDir% >>%RunLog% 2>&1

:: open the run log

cmd /c start /max %MyEditor% %RunLog%

:: uncomment this line to wait for 5 seconds

:: ping localhost -n 5

:: uncomment this line to see what is happening 

:: PAUSE

:: Requirements: 

:: This script requires perl , text editor supporting <<textEditor>> <<FileNameToOpen>> cmd call syntax

:: VersionHistory

:: 0.1.0 --- ysg --- Initial creation copy from run-morphus