diff --git a/app/models/miq_server/environment_management.rb b/app/models/miq_server/environment_management.rb
index ffcb692d2f3..d2c05513d74 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_server/environment_management.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_server/environment_management.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require 'miq_apache'
 require 'linux_admin'
 
 module MiqServer::EnvironmentManagement
diff --git a/app/models/mixins/miq_web_server_worker_mixin.rb b/app/models/mixins/miq_web_server_worker_mixin.rb
index fc99e1d5798..fe8fe8490b9 100644
--- a/app/models/mixins/miq_web_server_worker_mixin.rb
+++ b/app/models/mixins/miq_web_server_worker_mixin.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require 'miq_apache'
 class NoFreePortError < StandardError; end
 
 module MiqWebServerWorkerMixin
diff --git a/config/brakeman.ignore b/config/brakeman.ignore
index 23c41d250b7..fcc2f3011db 100644
--- a/config/brakeman.ignore
+++ b/config/brakeman.ignore
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 {
   "ignored_warnings": [
+    {
+      "warning_type": "Command Injection",
+      "warning_code": 14,
+      "fingerprint": "14cf1baf5a62a0f109a2deb71920db195735f3054b031e50513d433f1566a670",
+      "check_name": "Execute",
+      "message": "Possible command injection",
+      "file": "lib/miq_apache/control.rb",
+      "line": 55,
+      "link": "http://brakemanscanner.org/docs/warning_types/command_injection/",
+      "code": "system(\"kill -WINCH #{`pgrep -P 1 httpd`.chomp.to_i}\")",
+      "render_path": null,
+      "location": {
+        "type": "method",
+        "class": "MiqApache::Control",
+        "method": "s(:self).stop"
+      },
+      "user_input": "`pgrep -P 1 httpd`.chomp.to_i",
+      "confidence": "Medium",
+      "note": "The chomp.to_i ensures we get a number and we protect against 0 with a conditional.  The only other possible avenue for attack is if the attacker could replace pgrep, but then they already have root access, so it's a moot point."
+    },
     {
       "warning_type": "File Access",
       "warning_code": 16,
@@ -7,7 +27,7 @@
       "check_name": "FileAccess",
       "message": "Model attribute used in file name",
       "file": "app/models/miq_report/import_export.rb",
-      "line": 61,
+      "line": 80,
       "link": "http://brakemanscanner.org/docs/warning_types/file_access/",
       "code": "YAML.load_file(MiqReport.view_yaml_filename(db, current_user, options))",
       "render_path": null,
@@ -101,6 +121,6 @@
       "note": "Temporarily skipped, found in new brakeman version"
     }
   ],
-  "updated": "2017-05-30 16:04:08 -0700",
-  "brakeman_version": "3.6.2"
+  "updated": "2017-07-11 17:18:49 -0400",
+  "brakeman_version": "3.7.0"
 }
diff --git a/lib/miq_apache.rb b/lib/miq_apache.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62f2c636a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/miq_apache.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+require_relative 'miq_apache/config'
+require_relative 'miq_apache/control'
diff --git a/lib/miq_apache/config.rb b/lib/miq_apache/config.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe783f93f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/miq_apache/config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+module MiqApache
+  DEFAULT_ROOT_DIR = '/'
+  DEFAULT_SERVICE_NAME = 'httpd'
+  DEFAULT_PACKAGE_NAME = 'httpd'
+
+  def self.root_dir
+    ENV.fetch('MIQ_APACHE_ROOT_DIR', DEFAULT_ROOT_DIR)
+  end
+
+  def self.service_name
+    ENV.fetch('MIQ_APACHE_SERVICE_NAME', DEFAULT_SERVICE_NAME)
+  end
+
+  def self.package_name
+    ENV.fetch('MIQ_APACHE_PACKAGE_NAME', DEFAULT_PACKAGE_NAME)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/miq_apache/control.rb b/lib/miq_apache/control.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..00601dbe311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/miq_apache/control.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+require 'fileutils'
+require 'logger'
+require 'active_support/core_ext/class/attribute_accessors'
+require 'util/runcmd'
+require 'util/extensions/miq-array'
+
+module MiqApache
+  # Abstract Apache Error Class
+  class Error < RuntimeError; end
+
+  ###################################################################
+  #
+  # http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/programs/apachectl.html
+  #
+  ###################################################################
+  class Control
+    APACHE_CONTROL_LOG = '/var/www/miq/vmdb/log/apache/miq_apache.log'
+
+    def self.restart
+      ###################################################################
+      # Gracefully restarts the Apache httpd daemon. If the daemon is not running, it is started.
+      # This differs from a normal restart in that currently open connections are not aborted.
+      # A side effect is that old log files will not be closed immediately. This means that if
+      # used in a log rotation script, a substantial delay may be necessary to ensure that the
+      # old log files are closed before processing them. This command automatically checks the
+      # configuration files as in configtest before initiating the restart to make sure Apache
+      # doesn't die.
+      #
+      # Command line: apachectl graceful
+      ###################################################################
+      #
+      # FIXME: apache doesn't re-read the proxy balancer members on a graceful restart, so do a graceful stop and start
+      #        system('apachectl graceful')
+      # http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/apache/users/383770
+      # https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45950
+      # https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=39811
+      # https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44736
+      # https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=42621
+
+      stop
+      start
+    end
+
+    def self.start
+      if ENV["CONTAINER"]
+        system("/usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND &")
+      else
+        run_apache_cmd 'start'
+      end
+    end
+
+    def self.stop
+      if ENV["CONTAINER"]
+        pid = `pgrep -P 1 httpd`.chomp.to_i
+        system("kill -WINCH #{pid}") if pid > 0
+      else
+        run_apache_cmd 'stop'
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def self.run_apache_cmd(command)
+      Dir.mkdir(File.dirname(APACHE_CONTROL_LOG)) unless File.exist?(File.dirname(APACHE_CONTROL_LOG))
+      begin
+        cmd = "apachectl #{command}"
+        res = MiqUtil.runcmd(cmd)
+      rescue => err
+        $log.warn("MIQ(MiqApache::Control.run_apache_cmd) Apache command #{command} with result: #{res} failed with error: #{err}") if $log
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/miq_apache/control_spec.rb b/spec/lib/miq_apache/control_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5576da0a67d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/miq_apache/control_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+describe MiqApache::Control do
+  it "should run_apache_cmd with start when calling start" do
+    expect(MiqApache::Control).to receive(:run_apache_cmd).with('start')
+    MiqApache::Control.start
+  end
+
+  it "should run_apache_cmd with graceful-stop and start when calling restart with graceful true" do
+    expect(MiqApache::Control).to receive(:run_apache_cmd).with('stop')
+    expect(MiqApache::Control).to receive(:run_apache_cmd).with('start')
+    MiqApache::Control.restart
+  end
+
+  it "should run_apache_cmd with graceful-stop when calling stop with graceful true" do
+    expect(MiqApache::Control).to receive(:run_apache_cmd).with('stop')
+    MiqApache::Control.stop
+  end
+
+  it "should make the apache control log's directory if missing when calling run_apache_cmd" do
+    allow(File).to receive(:exist?).and_return(false)
+    expect(Dir).to receive(:mkdir).with(File.dirname(MiqApache::Control::APACHE_CONTROL_LOG))
+    allow(MiqUtil).to receive(:runcmd)
+    MiqApache::Control.run_apache_cmd("start")
+  end
+
+  it "should not make the apache control log's directory if it exists when calling run_apache_cmd" do
+    allow(File).to receive(:exist?).and_return(true)
+    expect(Dir).to receive(:mkdir).with(File.dirname(MiqApache::Control::APACHE_CONTROL_LOG)).never
+    allow(MiqUtil).to receive(:runcmd)
+    MiqApache::Control.run_apache_cmd("start")
+  end
+
+  it "should build cmdline when calling run_apache_cmd with start" do
+    cmd = "start"
+    allow(File).to receive(:exist?).and_return(true)
+    $log = Logger.new(STDOUT) unless $log
+    allow($log).to receive(:debug?).and_return(false)
+    expect(MiqUtil).to receive(:runcmd).with("apachectl #{cmd}")
+    MiqApache::Control.run_apache_cmd("start")
+  end
+
+  it "should build cmdline when calling run_apache_cmd with start in debug mode if $log is debug" do
+    cmd = "start"
+    allow(File).to receive(:exist?).and_return(true)
+    $log = Logger.new(STDOUT) unless $log
+    allow($log).to receive(:debug?).and_return(true)
+    expect(MiqUtil).to receive(:runcmd).with("apachectl #{cmd}")
+    MiqApache::Control.run_apache_cmd("start")
+  end
+
+  it "should log a warning when calling run_apache_cmd with start that raises an error" do
+    cmd = "start"
+    allow(File).to receive(:exist?).and_return(true)
+    $log = Logger.new(STDOUT) unless $log
+    allow($log).to receive(:debug?).and_return(false)
+    allow(MiqUtil).to receive(:runcmd).and_raise("warn")
+    expect($log).to receive(:warn)
+    MiqApache::Control.run_apache_cmd("start")
+  end
+end