Stop and Start Multiple Services.sh

#!/bin/bash
## Author:      RonB123123
## Created:     Sept 24, 2008
## Description: 
##              Checks if the MySQL + Apache services are running, if not
##              not then start each service.
##From http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=928475
 
echo "Options"
echo "1 - Start"
echo "2 - Stop"
read option
 
SERVICES="avahi-daemon deluge-daemon cron"
 
# check if each service is running
for service in $SERVICES
do
  if [ "$option" == 2 ]
  then
    echo "Stopping $service..."
    sudo /etc/init.d/$service stop
  elif [ "$option" == 1 ]
  then
    echo "Starting $service..."
    sudo /etc/init.d/$service start
  fi
  if (ps ax | grep -v grep | grep $service > /dev/null)
  then
    echo "$service is running."
  else
    echo "$service is not running."
  fi
done