Needs to start an executable with Apache 2.2

I am a newbie.

I have the following requirements with Apache 2.2.

1) An executable needs to be started when Apache has started
2) The same executable needs to be stopped when Apache is going to
shutdown.

I wanted to know whetner any provision is available in Apache or not.

Your help will be really appreciated.

Looking for early responses.

Thanks & Regards,
Shahid

On 27 Nov 2006, "Shahid" <s.shaheed@gmail.com> wrote in
comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows:

> 1) An executable needs to be started when Apache has started
> 2) The same executable needs to be stopped when Apache is going to
> shutdown.

Can't you just start and stop via a batch file that will do both with
one command?

> I wanted to know whetner any provision is available in Apache or not.

I don't know.