Can't start apache2, no errors but no serving[solved]

[Lews_Therin]

I just emerged apache2 on a soon-to-be server, and it simply refuses to start. Typing /usr/sbin/Apache2 doesn't seem to do anything...no errors, no confirmations, nothing. /etc/init.d/apache2 gives me the following:

[mattsteven]

With apache it's a lot quicker to just telnet to port 80 than use lsof.

Try "apache2ctl configtest" and it should give you useful clues.
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[Lews_Therin]

apache2ctl configtest only says Syntax OK

I haven't emerged telnet on that server yet, and using putty on a seperate comp gives me a "connection refused" error. Do you think I should emerge -u?[/code]

[StinkingMonkey]

ok im using apache 2.0.48 and was getting problems too, after i upgraded to 2.0.48 i got the following error after trying /etc/init.d/apache2 start

env : start-stop-deamon : no such file or directory

i asked some questions on irc, but didnt get an answer to it so i re-emerged apache2, this time apache2 starts. There was a difference in the init files.

first version :

start() {
ebegin "Starting apache2"
[ -f /var/log/apache2/ssl_scache ] && rm /var/log/apache2/ssl_scache
env -i start-stop-daemon --quiet --start --startas /usr/sbin/apache2 \
--pidfile /var/run/apache2.pid -- -k start ${APACHE2_OPTS}
eend $?
}

second version :

start() {
ebegin "Starting apache2"
[ -f /var/log/apache2/ssl_scache ] && rm /var/log/apache2/ssl_scache
env -i PATH=$PATH /sbin/start-stop-daemon --quiet \
--start --startas /usr/sbin/apache2 \
--pidfile /var/run/apache2.pid -- -k start ${APACHE2_OPTS}
eend $?
}


also Lews_Therin its /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start, my apache starts fine when i issue that command

[Lews_Therin]

I've tried /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start to, didn't work either...I've rsynced, and am emerging -u -k right now, so hopefully that will fix the problem.

[PT_LAmb]

Due to the implementation of GLEP 11, on apache 2.0.48, the location of all webapps was moved.

I don't really know if it's only necessary to copy the htdocs directory to /var/www/... or if it's also necessary to change the configuration. Probably it's different on a case by case basis.

This change was noticed on GWN 20031027, and also on GLSA 200310-04

Good luck,
Ricardo Cordeiro
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[Lews_Therin]

Actually, I don't have a /home/httpd directory. So I guess that idea is ruled out

[PT_LAmb]

Ok. Here's what I did:

• Copied all files from /home/httpd/htdocs to /var/www/localhost/htdocs
  
• Edited all the conf files on /etc/apache2 and replace all paths starting with /home/httpd/htdocs to /var/www/localhost/htdocs (while running etc-update).
• And Finally restarted the daemon /etc/init.d/apache2 restart and tested with a opera if everyting was functioning as it should.

One side note. I didn't have any vhost set, but if you do, you should follow the recommendation described on GLEP 11 and set the DocumentRoot of each vhost to /var/www/<domain_name>/htdocs.

[Ragnar]

I had the same problem.

I had to add computer IP and name to /etc/hosts
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hmmmmm, gentoo.

[Lews_Therin]

Adding it to /etc/hosts worked, I am now a proud owner of a webserver! Thanks for your help everybody!

[Krenn]

Thanx for this help, now my server is running finally.
I just had to add
192.168.0.5 VrennsTreasury
to my webserver VrennsTreasury.

But is there a way to handle this a bit "dynamically" ?
( "localhost VrennsTreasury" in /etc/hosts didn'd work)

PS: a local DNS-Server is not an option fo a homeserver
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