How can I shut down Apache with a script?

[KevinAr18]

I have an apache server on my own computer that I use for localhost host type stuff. It's not for use on the internet. I would like to be able to make a script that shuts down the apache server instead of having to manually click on the shortcut on my start menu.

The shotcut for shutdown is as follows:

C:\Sierra\op2map\bin\Apache.exe -f "C:/Sierra/op2map/conf/httpd.conf" -k shutdown

I tried making it into a script like this:
#!perl
#
exec('C:\Sierra\op2map\bin\Apache.exe -f \"C:/Sierra/op2map/conf/httpd.conf\" -k shutdown');

but I got this error:
[Wed Jul 17 16:29:50 2002] [error] Access to config file
c:/sierra/op2map/bin/"c:/sierra/op2map/conf/httpd.conf" denied: not a valid filename
fopen: Permission denied
Apache.exe: could not open document config file c:/sierra/op2map/bin/"c:/sierra/
op2map/conf/httpd.conf"
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