Question: I'm using [Ubuntu 12.10](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ubuntu_releases#Ubuntu_12.10_.28Quantal_Quetzal.29) (Quantal Quetzal) and [Zend Server](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zend_Server) CE 5.6. For some reason I want to try [XAMPP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XAMPP), but Zend Server CE automatically start every time I boot up my laptop. Is there a way to stop it?

I don't want to uninstall Zend Server CE.

Answer: 
Zend Server CE installs a run script in `/etc/init.d/zend-server` (which is in fact a symlink to `/usr/local/zend/bin/zendctl.sh`). The easiest way how to stop Zend Server CE from starting is to remove the symlink, e.g.:

```
rm /etc/init.d/zend-server

```

That way the original file will be kept on your system, but it will not run at startup.

[Edit]: If you want the service back just symlink it back:

```
ln -s /usr/local/zend/bin/zendctl.sh /etc/init.d/zend-server

```
This is happening because the OS is starting the default HTTP service when it boots. Zend Server has a dependency on the Linux [httpd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Httpd) service when it installs. So you'll have to configure httpd to not start automatically and start it manually when you want.