Http -k start Command Not found

I have Apache server installed as a package on my fedora 9 ..

when i go to /etc and type the command

httpd -k start

It says command not found....Can anyone please tell so that i can run that command and start the server

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When i give ./httpd -k start

It says ./httpd is a directory

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How to make sure that current directory is in path

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