Merge pull request #46 from pgilad/feature/apache-optional-start

Ensure Apache is started should be optional

README.md

@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ The SSL protocols and cipher suites that are used/allowed when clients make secu
 
 The list of packages to be installed. This defaults to a set of platform-specific packages for RedHat or Debian-based systems (see `vars/RedHat.yml` and `vars/Debian.yml` for the default values).
 
+    apache_state: started
+
+Set initial apache state. Recommended values: `started` or `stopped`
+
 ## Dependencies
 
 None.

defaults/main.yml

@@ -33,3 +33,6 @@ apache_mods_enabled:
   - rewrite.load
   - ssl.load
 apache_mods_disabled: []
+
+# Set initial apache state. Recommended values: `started` or `stopped`
+apache_state: started

tasks/main.yml

@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 - include: configure-Debian.yml
   when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
 
-- name: Ensure Apache is started and enabled on boot.
+- name: Ensure Apache has selected state and enabled on boot.
   service:
     name: "{{ apache_daemon }}"
-    state: started
+    state: "{{ apache_state }}"
     enabled: yes