a2dismod

Disable a module

$ sudo a2dismod [module]

$ sudo a2dismod -q [module]

$ sudo a2dismod -f [module]

$ sudo a2dismod -p [module]

a2dismod [-q|--quiet] [-f|--force] [-m|--maintmode] [-p|--purge] [module]

a2dismod is a Debian-specific utility that disables Apache2 modules by removing symbolic links from /etc/apache2/mods-enabled. It manages both .load files and associated .conf files for each module.
The tool works alongside a2enmod, which enables modules. After disabling a module, Apache must be restarted or reloaded for changes to take effect.

-q, --quiet

Don't show informative messages

Cascade disable all modules that depend on the specified module

Enables maintainer mode; the program invocation is effectuated automatically by a maintainer script

When disabling a module, purge all traces from the internal state database

This utility is Debian-specific and not available on other Linux distributions. Using -f to force disable a module will also disable all dependent modules, which may break your Apache configuration.

Created as part of the Apache2 package for Debian GNU/Linux. The manual page was authored by Daniel Stone and dates to October 2006.

a2enmod(8), a2enconf(8), a2disconf(8), a2ensite(8), a2dissite(8), apache2ctl(8)